Original Title: 다섯 번째 흉추
Directed by: Park Syeyoung
Runtime: 64 minutes
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean with English subtitles
Rating: NC16

Awards

BEST DIRECTOR
AUDIENCE AWARD
2022 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

SPECIAL JURY MENTION
2022 Fantasia Film Festival (Underground Section)

Synopsis

A creature born from an abandoned mattress travels across the country, feeding on its victims’ vertebrae while struggling to break free from the bed, mold, and its past. The film’s soundtrack blends electronic textures with a haunting cover of Claude Debussy by Han Minhee, shaping the unsettling atmosphere and amplifying the horror-fantasy world. Sound becomes a guide through the creature’s eerie journey, with each note and distortion reflecting its tension, desire for freedom, and the uncanny spaces it inhabits.

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