# A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

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**Original title**: *장화, 홍련*
**Runtime**: 115 min
**Genres**: Drama, Horror, Mystery
**Directed by**: Kim Jee-woon
**Written by**: Kim Jee-woon
**Starring**: Lim Soo-jung, Moon Geun-young, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Kap-soo, Park Mi-hyeon, Lee Seung-bi

> *Our sorrow was conceived long before our birth.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Overlook of a lake. Late summer. A child's swing-set.

Two sisters return to a haunted family estate, one struggling with trauma. Their stepmother’s coldness is matched by escalating supernatural events inside the house.

Kim Jee-woon’s horror film twists domestic drama.

**Mood tags**: dread, mindfuck, slow-burn

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