Having written and directed the sublime ‘New World’ (as well as scripting the likes of ‘I Saw the Devil’) he swaps gangsters for young girls in a tale that is as much about Koo Ja-Yoon finding her place in the world as it is super-powered action. Mixing drama, sci-fi and blistering action into a heady concoction, writer/director Park Hoon-Jung crafts a unique comic book inspired film. When she is encouraged to go on a national talent show by her over eager friend where she displays said magic, the violent past she once escaped comes crashing back into her life when those she escaped come looking for her, wanting revenge and to harness the power she harbours within.Ī confident, tense, and come the final third hard hitting action film ‘The Witch Part 1’ is a smart, emotional, and often thrilling introduction to the world of Koo Ja-yoon and her powers. Seeming like she has forgotten the brutal events of her early life, Koo Ja-Yoon struggles with intense headaches and, at her parents’ request, hides the “magic” she has within: being able to move, levitate and control objects at will. Ten years later, said young girl Koo Ja-Yoon (Kim Da-Mi) is living a quiet and loving life with her adopted parents. She outruns her pursuers and ends up on a farm of a kindly older couple. Blood is everywhere and security personnel are scouring the nearby woods for a young girl who has escaped. ‘The Witch’ opens with the aftermath of a massacre at a seemingly secret laboratory.
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