A Tale of Two Sisters
“Our sorrow was conceived long before our birth.”
Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother. As eerie occurrences unfold, dark family secrets begin to surface, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.
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Cast
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Im Soo-jung
Su-mi
Known for
I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK
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Moon Geun-young
Su-yeon
Known for
Hellbound
My Little Bride
Yum Jung-ah
Eun-joo
Known for
The Mimic
SKY Castle
Kim Kap-soo
Moo-hyeon
Known for
Sweet Home
Queen of Tears
Park Mi-hyeon
Birth Mother
Known for
Newtopia
D.P.
Lee Seung-bi
Mi-hee
Also in
The Magicians
The Age of Blood
Woo Ki-hong
Sun-kyu
Known for
My Mister
Pieta
Lee Dae-yeon
Doctor
Known for
Oh My Ghost
Flower Boy Next Door
No Seung-jin
Hwang
Also in
Hypnotized
General's Son
Song In-hyuk
Jang
Also in
Piracy
Lee Yeong-sil
Woman
Known for
Take Charge of My Heart
Won Ae-ri
Nurse
Known for
Voice
Kim Jee-woon Director · Lee Byung-woo Composer Lee Mo-gae Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $15M · United States release October 11, 2003
Box office
Budget
$15,100,000
Worldwide gross
$1,100,000
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Bom Film Productions
Production
Masulpiri
Production
Chungeorahm Film
Production
Barunson E&A
Production
Masulpiri Films
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
장화, 홍련
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · June 13, 2003
Theatrical
United States · October 11, 2003
Premiere · Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Czechia
December 3, 2005 · Premiere · Filmasia Film Festival
France
June 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
August 27, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
July 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
October 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
June 29, 2006 · Theatrical
Russia
October 10, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Spain
November 19, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 13, 2004 · Theatrical
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