The Piper

Jul 9, 2015

1h 47m

★ 7.1

This is what death sounds like.

Overview

Shortly after the Korean war, a father and a son are wandering through the country and make a stop in a remote village, where strange and dangerous happenings occur.

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

CJ Entertainment

Smiley Face

UBU Film

The Piper Trailers

Cast

Woo-ryong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Village chief

Lee Sung-min

Mi-sook

Chun Woo-hee

Nam-soo

Lee Joon

Young-nam

Goo Seung-hyun

Min-young

Lee Min-ji

Deok-soo

Kyul Hwi

Cheol-soo's Father

Jung Kyung-ho

Cheol-soo's Mother

Kim Jung-young

Pil-geun

Park Yoon-seok

Dae-hee

Lee Dong-hee

Jin-seong

Kim Jin-ook

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6.9

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