Sorum

A New Lease on Terror …

If These Walls Could Talk … They’d Scream

From Tartan Video’s Asia Extreme label comes the acclaimed Korean ghost story Sorum (literal translation: “goose bumps”).

A young taxi driver looking for a fresh start, Yong-hyun (Kim Myeong-min), moves into apartment 504 of a crumbling tenement – an eerie building that seems strangely familiar.

He soon discovers that the previous tenant died mysteriously, burning to death in the apartment, and that everyone on the floor – the grieving fiancée, a novelist, an elderly barber and the bickering couple down the hall – are all connected to the dead man.

When he stumbles into an affair with a neighbor, a battered wife named Sun-yeong (Jang Jin-young), it sends them both down a dark and fearful path. But something else is amiss, something far more sinister. Strange secrets begin to reveal themselves. Does a ghost haunt the tenants of this rundown apartment complex or does true evil exist within everyone left behind?

The directorial debut from filmmaker Yun Jong-chan – who is currently filming Cheon yeong (aka Blue Swallow), a film about Korea’s first female pilot – Sorum won “Best Director,” “Best Actress” and “Special Jury Prize” at the 2002 Fantasporto Film Festival and “Best Actress” at the 2002 Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema.

Korean, with English and Spanish subtitles, Sorum is presented in anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS Surround Sound 5.1. Special DVD features include a director’s commentary; “Making Of” featurette; behind the scenes; photo gallery; and trailers of Tartan Asia Extreme’s upcoming releases.

All releases on the Asia Extreme label are supported by broad-based and multi-faceted consumer advertising campaigns; a comprehensive online viral marketing campaign; and a public relations push to English-, Spanish- and Asian-language media.

Tartan Video’s Asia Extreme is a premiere collection of stylish international cinema from the proven Asian horror genre which shocks, scares and astonishes in equal measure. In the U.K., Tartan has sold over $50 million of Asian product making it Britain’s leading independent film genre.

Hamish McAlpine, founder of Tartan Films – which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year in the U.K. – launched Tartan U.S.A. in 2004 with an eclectic and controversial slate of films from established auteurs and up-and-coming filmmakers. Recent Tartan film releases include Catherine Breillat’s controversial Anatomy of Hell, the sincerely creepy A Tale of Two Sisters and the 2004 Cannes Grand Jury Prize-winner Oldboy, directed by Park Chanwook. Upcoming releases include Gregg Araki’s critically acclaimed Mysterious Skin and Michael Winterbottom’s highly controversial 9 Songs. Tartan Video is distributed exclusively by TLA Releasing in the U.S. and CHV Communications in Canada. For more information, visit www.TartanVideoUSA.com.

Sorum
Tartan Video
Genre: Drama/Thriller/Foreign
Rating: Not Rated
Language: Korean (English & Spanish Subtitles)
Format: DVD Only
Running Time: Approx. 112 Minutes (Plus Special Features)

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Synopsis
Looking for a fresh start, a young taxi driver moves into apartment #504 of a crumbling tenement. He soon discovers that the previous tenant died mysteriously, and everyone on the floor, is somehow connected to the dead man. After befriending the troubled neighbor living a few doors down, he soon stumbles into an affair that sends them both down a dark path. But there's something else odd about the atmosphere in the run-down building. Does a ghost haunt those living here, or does true evil exist in those left alive?