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| Hangul | 불신지옥 |
| RR | Bulsinjiok |
| MR | Bulsinchiok |
| Directed by | Lee Yong Joo-I |
| Written by | Lee Yong Joo-I |
| Starring | Nam Sang-mi Seung Yong Ryoo Kim Bo Yun Shim Eun Kyung |
| Distributed by | Showbox/Mediaplex |
| Release date(s) | August 12, 2009 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Gross revenue | ￦ 21.4 million |
Living Death, Faith (불신지옥), Distrust Hell (literal title), Possessed (Alternative title) [1] is a 2009 South Korean horror film written by director Lee Yong Joo-I.[2]
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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, 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.
Early working title for the film was Bi Myeong (Scream) and Possessed.[3]
Living Death ranked 6th place at the South Korean box office for its opening weekend of August 14–16, 2009. The movie sold 114,161 tickets taking in 3.5% of all tickets sold for the three day weekend.
The film was released August 12, 2009.[4] Possessed is part of the Tribeca Film Festival 2010.[5]