Svaha: The Sixth Finger [Movie Review]

Svaha: The Sixth Finger [Movie Review] | It was the weekend and it was time for me to binge-watch movies online - may it be on Netflix or elsewhere. 

This one piques my interest and I give it a go while ironing my clothes. 

SYNOPSIS

Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) Trivia

• Hangul: 사바하
• Starring: Lee Jung-jae, Park Jeong-min, Lee Jae-in, Jung Jin-young, Jin Seon-kyu & Lee David
• Director: Jang Jae-hyun
• Producer: Kang Hye-jung & Ryoo Seung-wan
• Production Company: Filmmaker R&K & filmK

• Distributed by: CJ Entertainment & Netflix

• Release date: February 20, 2019
• Running time: 122 minutes
• Rating: MA
• Country: South Korea
• Language: Korean
• IMDb: 6.3/ 10
• Tomatometer: NA
• Metascore: NA
• The film is deeply rooted in Korean shamanic beliefs, using rituals, talismans, and fate-versus-supernatural themes rarely seen this vividly in modern films.  
• The Dongbanggyo scriptures were specially made for the film, with fake doctrines and codes that made the cult feel disturbingly real. 
• Yeongwul may be fictional, but the idea of cults targeting girls based on prophecies mirrors real cases in Korea and Japan. 
• The sister’s lullaby is based on a long-lost Joseon-era tune once used in mourning rituals for children. 
• The filmmakers used a real contortionist with minimal CGI to make the sister’s creepy transformation feel disturbingly real.

During the birth of Lee Geum-hwa and her twin, everyone who was presence saw that her sister was born deformed and is said to have fed on Geum-hwa’s leg in the womb, leaving her with a limp. Their mother dies in childbirth, and their father soon follows in a spiral of grief. Raised by her grandparents in a secluded rural village, Geum-hwa lives a quiet life surrounded by dogs—while her unregistered twin is hidden in a locked shed, far from the eyes of the world.

Strange events start to unfold when local livestock begin acting erratically, drawing the attention of a suspicious shaman and villagers. Upon inspecting the shed, they’re attacked by venomous snakes, marking the beginning of a terrifying chain of events.

At the same time, Pastor Park, a man known for uncovering cults, is investigating Dongbanggyo (Deer Mountain), a suspicious religious group. Meanwhile, the police uncover a girl’s body buried in concrete, stuffed with a talisman. All signs lead back to Kim Cheol-jin, a haunted truck driver plagued by ghostly visions. 

After confessing his sins, he dies by suicide. His friend, Gwangmok, begins trailing Geum-hwa, believing she is the key to a prophecy.

Pastor Park unearths chilling truths: Kim Je-seok, Dongbanggyo’s founder, once adopted four boys, all of whom killed their fathers and one of them was Kim Cheol-jin. Only Gwangmok remains. Park links them to the mass killing of girls born in 1999 at Yeongwul, Je-seok’s hometown. The cult’s scripture hints that one of these girls, symbolized as a “snake” will be the downfall of “the light,” a title given to Je-seok.

Gwangmok abducts Geum-hwa, ready to kill her, but is moved when she begs him to also kill her sister so they can be reborn together. When he meets the sister, no longer monstrous but serene like a Buddha, she comforts him with a lullaby from his dreams. She reveals his true purpose: to destroy the one he calls Father, Je-seok.

What if the monster locked in the shed isn’t the one they should fear?

MY REVIEW

What I Like:  

• Why am I only learning about the movie now? It is a good movie. 
• Even though the connection is kinda long and winding, you'll understand the movie. 
• Good job to the cast.

What I Don't Like:

• The ending kinda fast.

Will I Watch It Again: Yes, I will.   

Overall: 4.4/ 5.0

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