Death Bell
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| Hangul | 死: |
| Hanja | : 피의 |
| Revised Romanization | Gosa: piui junggangosa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kosa: p‘iŭi chunggangosa |
| Directed by |
Nayato Fio Nuala Chang |
| Produced by |
Hong Jung-pyo Im Seong-been |
| Written by | Chang Kim Eun-kyeong |
| Starring |
Lee Beom-soo Yoon Jung-hee Nam Gyu-ri Kim Bum Son Yeo-eun |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
| Cinematography | Heo Seong-ryong |
| Edited by | Yu Yeong-ju |
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| Distributed by |
SK Telecom (South Korea) Mirovision (International) |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩1.3 billion |
| Box office | US$9,274,859 |
Death Bell (Hangul: 고死: 피의 중간고사; RR: Gosa: Piui Junggangosa) is a 2008 South Korean film. The only Korean horror film released over the summer of 2008, it is the first feature by former music video director Chang (real name Yoon Hong-seung), who also co-wrote the screenplay. Death Bell stars Lee Beom-soo in his first horror film role, and K-pop singer Nam Gyu-ri in her acting debut. Set in a Korean high school, the film's native title refers to gosa, the important midterm exams that all students are required to sit.
A group of 20 high school students partake in an elite class to prepare for a college exam. Among them are the rebellious Kang I-na, her best friend Yoon Myong-heo, and the class clown Kang Hyun, who harbors an affection for I-na. After several strange incidents, the class is interrupted by a TV showing of the top-ranking student, Min Hye-yeong, being trapped in a glass being slowly filled with water. A voice over the PA system announces that questions will be posed to the class; failure to answer them in time will lead to their death. It also warns them and their two teachers, Hwang Chang-wook and Choi So-yeong, against leaving the school. The class fails to solve the first question to save Hye-yeong.
Despite the warning, the class tries to leave, only to find that a teacher and hall monitor, Mr. Lee, was beaten to death, leaving only Mr. Kim to guard them. The students split up and try to answer the questions while also attempting to find a way out. Several students die, then Beom, who earlier tries to strangle I-na and was put in a mental facility, escapes and attempts to kill I-na, but Hyun shields her from the attack and dies. Chang-wook then kills Beom. I-na discovers to her horror that Myong-heo has also been kidnapped by a mysterious woman. They fail to save her and Chang-wook strangles the woman to death.
A memorial is held for the students killed, then I-na is kidnapped unnoticed. One final question is posed: have the person who killed his daughter step forward and confess. The person in question, a now-demented Chang-wook, reveals himself and is killed by the mastermind, who turns out to be Mr. Kim. I-na is then freed by So-yeong.
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