Having fallen asleep on the train while travelling home from work late one evening, soon-to-be-married interior designer Jung-won awakens and leaves the train at the last stop on the line only to see two young children still on board. The next day the news reports the police's discovery of the children's dead bodies on the train and it's not long before Jung-won starts seeing the ghostly apparitions of the pair sitting at the dining table in his apartment. Shaken by the visions, he begins to doubt his own sanity.
Later, he meets a young narcoleptic woman, Yun, and, called to assist her following one of her blackouts, takes her back to his apartment to recover. As she is leaving the apartment, Yun makes a casual comment suggesting that Jung-won puts his children to bed and it becomes apparent that she, too, can see the ghosts. As Jung-won learns more about Yun, he discovers that she is a key witness in the murder trial of her former best friend, who a year earlier killed both her own and Yun's babies by dropping them from an apartment block balcony. It is further revealed that Yun, like her mother before her, has the ability to unlock the hidden memories of those with whom she comes into contact. Could it be possible that Jung-won's ability to see the ghosts is related to a forgotten incident from his past? The answer lies with Yun, but, as Jung-won soon realises, some memories are best left concealed.
A haunting supernatural tale of loss of faith, infanticide, guilt and madness, The Uninvited is internationally acclaimed debut feature from South Korean writer-director Lee Soo-youn, a brooding, atmospheric supernatural thriller starring Park Shin-yang (The Big Swindle; White Valentine) and iconic Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun (Blood: The Last Vampire; My Sassy Girl; White Valentine).
The Uninvited will be released on UK DVD on 5th October 2009 by Palisades Tartan at the RRP of £15.99. The disc will feature the old Tartan trio favourites of Dolby stereo 2.0, Dolby surround 5.1 and DTS surround 5.1 soundtracks. No extra features have been listed.
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