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The Fake

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Original title: Saibi (The Fake)
Year: 2013
Running time: 101 min.
Country: South Korea
Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Screenwriter: Yeon Sang-ho
Cast: Animation
Music: Jang Yeong-gyu
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Studio Dadashow
Genre: Animation. Thriller. Drama | Crime. Religion. Small Town Life (Non-North American). Adult Animation
Synopsis: The sophomore feature from provocative South Korean animator Yeon Sangho (The King of Pigs) is a blistering critique of organized religion, set in a rural village where a manipulative church minister schemes to defraud his flock.

Rankings Position

#104 Best Animated Works for Adults
#130 Best Korean Movies of all time

Awards: 2013: Sitges Film Festival: Best Animation Film

2013: Gijon Film Festival: Best Animation Film (ex-aequo)

2014: Annecy Film Festival: Official Selection

2013: Gijón Film Festival: Best Animation Film.

2014: Fantasporto Film Festival: Best Screenplay. 2 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"A ferocious, unsubtle indictment of organized religion (...) Aggressively unpleasant by design, the picture nonetheless maintains a certain unpredictability."

Justin Chang: Variety

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53 My Favorite Korean Movies (22)

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The Fake

2013

Yeon Sang-ho

6.3

(1,695)