# Dead Friend (2004)

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**Original title**: *령*
**Runtime**: 98 min
**Genres**: Thriller, Horror
**Directed by**: Kim Tae-kyung
**Written by**: Kim Tae-kyung
**Starring**: Kim Ha-neul, Ryu Jin, Nam Sang-mi, Jeon Hye-bin, Shin Yi, Jeon Hie-Ju

> *Don't remember... Take it to your grave.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Empty classroom. Rain tapping the windows. A broken mirror shard.

Amnesia clouds Min Ji-won's life after a string of drownings hits her friend group. Each recovered memory pushes her closer to the trauma behind her lost past.

Worth seeking out for fans of early aughts J-horror mysteries.

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

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