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Release Date:
July 31, 2025
Original Title:
Death Name
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
When SOPHIE, a Korean American college student, decides to reclaim her heritage and go by her Korean name, JOO HYUN, she is surprised by her grandmother’s immediate protests. Dismissing her grandmother’s warning of a ‘family curse’ as mere superstition, Joo Hyun instead focuses on JUN, a handsome and mysterious stranger. However, telling Jun her Korean name sets off a series of terrifying events as Joo Hyun scrambles to undo a generations long curse to save herself and her family.
Cinematography:
Greg Hudgins
Director:
Réi Talas
Editor:
Imran Shaikh
Music:
Amanda Jones
Producer:
James Suttles
Jason Winn
Production Illustrator:
Diana Adelberg
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