Tuesday, February 24, 2009

THE WIG


Gabal (a.k.a. The Wig) is a 2005 South Korean horror film written and directed by Won Shin-yeon, and starring Min-seo Chae and Seon Yoo.

Since Su-hyeon (Chae Min-seo) is struggling against cancer, her older sister Ji-hyeon (Yoo Seon) decides that she should take her home so that the can share what could be their last moments together. As Su-hyeon has lost all her hair due to the therapy, Ji-hyeon decides to buy a wig for her so that she can go out without feeling ashamed of herself.
As the movie progresses, it seems that the wig is cursed. Su-hyeon is so happy with her wig, that she starts getting the feeling that she looks prettier and even healthier. However, one day when she is washing her wig, Ji-hyeon notices what looks like a ghost in a wig and decides that it need to be destroyed. Things turn from bad to worse as Su-hyeon has to go to the hospital due to complications, but later on she escapes apparently possessed by whatever inhabited the wig. Soon, the mystery contained in the wig will be revealed and it will affect everybody, from the sisters to all those who are around them.

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