Written and directed by Park Kang, Seire calls on the
Korean folk belief that a newborn is susceptible to evil spirits for 21 days
after their birth. A skeptical father follows his superstitious wife's
customs regarding the lore, only to find their newborn may actually be
threatened by a malevolent force.
The film stars Seo Hyun-woo, Ryo Abel and Shim Eun-woo.
Seire is on US VOD from June 16th. A UK/ROI release has yet
to be announced.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
In Korean folk traditions, "seire" is the twenty-one days after a baby is born in which they're uniquely vulnerable to bad luck, curses - even evil spirits. Many superstitions surround these first three weeks in a baby's life, and new mother Hae-mi carefully follows every one of them. Father Woo-jin is reluctantly willing to play along, but when he attends an ex-girlfriend's funeral, he unwittingly opens the door to to dark supernatural dangers. Plagued by terrible nightmares, the skeptical Woo-jin gradually begins to understand the seire custom, as he is forced to unravel the mystery of what is haunting him and his family.
