The Call (2020)

AKA: Kol

A call from a serial killer... She'll begin to hunt your past

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Release Date: Nov 27, 2020
Rated: N/A | Runtime: 112 Mins | Language: Korean
Director: Lee Chung-hyun
Stars: Park Shin-hye, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Sung-ryung, Lee El, Park Ho-san, Oh Jung-se, Lee Dong-hwi, Um Chae-young, Jo Kyung-sook, Kim Min-ha

Summary

Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a serial killer puts another woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.

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What to Expect

The Call is the story of two young women, Seo-Yeon and Young-Sook. Seo Yeon lives in the present day, but Young-Sook lives in 1999. The two women connect over a series of otherworldly phone calls. Turns out Seo-Yeon’s father died in a house fire that she believes was caursed by her mother’s negligence. Young-Sook is being tortured by her deranged stepmother back in 1999, who’s also trying to kill her.

The girls realize that Young-Sook might be able to save Seo-Yeon’s father from the fire that killed him. It works, leading to a vast improvement in Seo-Yeon’s quality of life in the present. She wants to return the favor and save Young-Sook from her stepmother, but can Seo-Yeon succeed?

Naturally, any film that involves time travel to any extent is hit or miss, as everything depends on how well the little details are handled.

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Critic Reviews:

With a good blend of sci-fi and slasher components, The Call hits the sweet spot for lovers of serial killer flicks, tight thrillers, and twisty science fiction.

– Decider

If you enjoy horror-thrillers with time-warps and serial killers, then The Call is definitely a movie for you!

– Heaven of Horror

The Call is equal parts Scream and Audition and likely the most terrifying time travel horror film since Alejandro Hidalgo’s 2013 masterpiece The House at the End of Time.

– Dread Central