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Subject(s)

• Examinations—Korea (South)—Drama [Browse]
• High schools—Korea (South)—Drama [Browse]
• Horror films [Browse]
• Feature films [Browse]

Related name

• Ch'ang [Browse]
• 창. [Browse]
• Kim, Ŭn-gyŏng [Browse]
• 김은경 [Browse]
• Yi, Pŏm-su. [Browse]
• 이범수 [Browse]
• Yun, Chŏng-hŭi [Browse]
• 윤정희 [Browse]
• Nam, Kyu-ri. [Browse]
• 남규리 [Browse]
• Kim, Pom [Browse]
• 김범. [Browse]
• Wŏt'ŏ Aen T'ŭri (Firm) [Browse]
• 워터앤트리 (Firm). [Browse]
• K'oŏ K'ont'ench'ŭ Midiŏ [Browse]
• 코어콘텐츠미디어 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Drama [Browse]
• Video recordings [Browse]

Summary note

"One Saturday about 200 days before the national scholastic achievement examination for college entrance, there is a special elite class for only the school's top 20 model students. Now the only people there - I-na who is a righteous-minded high school girl; Gang-hyeon who is the school king but a rebellious boy; Hye-yeong, who is a paranoid holding steadfast to the top ranking in the school; Jo-beom who is a schizophrenic suffering from hallucinations and delusions, I-na's closest friend Myeong-hyo who is nervously jealous of I-na, Dong-hyeok, the school's second ranking student,who is suffering from insomnia; Jae-wook, the third highest ranking student, is very timid, and Joo-jin, the fourth ranking student who suffers from neurosis; Chang-wook, who is the most popular teacher in the school; So-yeong, the new teacher in charge of this elite class; and Chi-yeong who is the student dean. But during the class, the melody of 'Fur Elise' is suddenly played on the classroom TV and the School speaker, and the screen is showing the picture of Hye-yeong floundering in agony in a tank where water is gradually rising. And a voice is giving them a mid-term examination at the risk of Hye-yeong's life. It is impossible to escape this scene. There are only 24 people in the school. This is how the Death Bell mid-term examination began only for us."--Korean Movie Database (KMDb).

Notes

Originally released as a motion pickture in 2008.

Creation/​Production credits

• Chejak, Kim Kwang-su, Im Sŏng-bin, Hong Chŏng-p'yo; p'ŭrodyusŏ, Yuk Ŭn-ju; ch'waryŏng, Hŏ Sŏng-nyong; chomyŏng, Pak Sun-hong; p'yŏnjip, Yu yŏng-ju; ŭmak, Kim Chun-sŏng; misul, Cho Ki-wŏn.
• 제작, 김광수, 임성빈, 홍정표; 프로듀서, 육은주; 촬영, 허성룡; 조명, 박순홍; 편집, 유영주; 음악, 김준성; 미술, 조기원

System details

DVD; NTSC; region 3; anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; DTS 5.1 surround; dual layer.

Participant(s)/​Performer(s)

• Yi Pŏm-su, Yun Chŏng-hŭi, Nam Kyu-ri, Kim Pŏm.
• 이범수, 윤정희, 남규리, 김범.

Language note

In Korean with optional subtitles in English and Korean.

Source acquisition

Gift; Korean Film Council; 2009.

Other title(s)

• Kosa
• 고사

English title on optional subtitles

• Death bell

OCLC

310983704

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