Living Death (film)
# Living Death (film)

Living Death (Korean: 불신지옥 lit. "Distrust Hell", also known as Possessed) is a 2009 South Korean horror film written and directed by Lee Yong-ju. The film received 248,503 admissions in South Korea.

## Plot

A college student named Hee-jin (Nam Sang-mi) returns home when her 14-year-old sister So-jin (Shim Eun-kyung) goes missing. Her mother (Kim Bo-yeon), a fanatic churchgoer, resorts to prayer and refuses to work with the lazy police to find So-jin. Meanwhile, a neighbor commits suicide and leaves a will for So-jin, and Hee-jin hears rumors that her sister had been possessed. The whereabouts of So-jin become increasingly elusive and the dead neighbor begins appearing in Hee-jin's dreams.

## Cast

* Nam Sang-mi as Hee-jin
* Shim Eun-kyung as So-jin
* Ryu Seung-ryong as Detective Tae-hwan
* Kim Bo-yeon as Mother
* Jang Young-nam as Su-kyeong
* Moon Hee-kyung as Kyeong-ja
* Shin Eun-jung as Tae-hwan's wife
* Kim Yoo-jung as Tae-hwan's daughter Ji-eun
* Oh Ji-eun as Jeong-mi
* Kim Do-yeon as Locked up woman
* Lee Chang-jik

## Production

The early working title for the film was Bi-myeong ("Scream"). It was shown during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 10th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best New Director | Lee Yong-ju | Won |
| 2009 | 46th Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Bo-yeon | Nominated |
| 2009 | 46th Grand Bell Awards | Best Screenplay | Lee Yong-ju | Nominated |
| 2009 | 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Bo-yeon | Nominated |
| 2009 | 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Lee Yong-ju | Nominated |
| 2009 | 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Lee Yong-ju | Won |
| 2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay | Lee Yong-ju | Nominated |
