The Living, the Mountain

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Release Date

9/20/2026

Runtime

106 mins

Genres

Overview

Seong-sil loses a friend in the collapse of the Chilseong Building. Years later, she begins to feel her apartment shaking. She reports it to anyone who will listen, but no one believes her. Rumors spread that a new apartment complex is to be built on the site of the collapsed Chilseong Building, and as the bereaved families of the disaster begin a hunger strike, Seong-sil makes a decision.

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

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Revenue

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A woman haunted by personal loss becomes entangled in a collective struggle for accountability when the site of a tragedy is slated for redevelopment. The film traces how private grief transforms into political resistance.

Mood

MelancholicTenseDefiant

Themes

GriefJusticeMemoryPower

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Suicide and self-harm

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