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Spoiler-free premise
Village policeman Jong-goo investigates violent illness as suspicion falls on a Japanese stranger and his own daughter becomes affected.
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In the mountain village of Gokseong, policeman Jong-goo investigates families afflicted by a violent, disorienting illness after a Japanese stranger arrives nearby. Rumor, a mysterious woman, dreams, and changes in Jong-goo's daughter Hyo-jin draw him toward shaman Il-gwang.
Why it belongs
Na Hong-jin makes belief itself terrifying, layering police comedy, rain-soaked procedural detail, shamanic spectacle, and irreconcilable signs.
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