Sorum

I watched Sorum and it stayed with me for days, not because of jump scares but because of how sad and dark it is. People call it a horror movie, but it feels more like a slow psychological drama about broken people trapped by their pasts. The real fear doesn’t come from ghosts but from the characters themselves.

The story follows Yong-hyun, a taxi driver who moves into a nearly empty apartment building called Migum that’s about to be demolished. His apartment has a dark history involving murder and fire, and there are rumors of a ghostly woman singing lullabies at night. He meets his neighbor Sun-yeong, a quiet woman with an abusive husband.

One night she shows up at his door covered in blood, saying she killed her husband. Yong-hyun helps her hide the body and from that moment their lives spiral together in painful, twisted ways.

Their relationship feels doomed from the start. Both are lonely and broken, reaching for each other out of desperate need rather than love. Yong-hyun wants someone who won’t leave him, while Sun-yeong just wants to feel human again. What begins as comfort quickly turns cold and unsettling.

The film builds fear through silence and emotion rather than loud scares. The apartment itself feels alive with flickering lights, leaking walls, and echoing halls, like it’s watching and feeding on everyone’s despair.

The acting is excellent. Kim Myung-min makes Yong-hyun both kind and dangerous, with a quiet face that hides something frightening. Jang Jin-yeong is heartbreaking as Sun-yeong, fragile and unpredictable. Together they create a relationship that feels real but deeply disturbing. Every character in the building seems haunted by personal wounds, and the film quietly suggests the real ghosts are memories, regrets, and guilt that never fade.

The film moves slowly, maybe too slowly for some, but that’s part of its power. Scenes play out in long takes that let tension build naturally. Even small conversations and glances matter.

By the end, what scared me wasn’t a ghost but the idea that people can completely lose themselves when trapped in pain and loneliness. Sorum is dark, quiet, and deeply sad. It’s not easy to watch, but it’s powerful. There are no monsters here, only humans broken beyond repair.