It’s always a great pleasure to stumble on a new foreign horror film, especially one with promise. South Korean filmmaker Jeong-ho Lee’s feature debut BESTSELLER, a mysterious psychological thriller, looks to fall under that category. We’ve got the plot breakdown, promo art and English subtitled trailer for the film…so scope it all out and tell us what you think…
Written by Lee himself, and starring Jeong-hwa Eom (below) – BESTSELLER goes like this:
Hee-soo has been a bestselling author but her reputation and fame are all butchered overnight when she is accused of plagiarizing a competition entry that she juried. She falls into despair for 2 years, but with the help of her friend publisher, she dreams of a spectacular comeback. She drives to a remote pension with her daughter Yun-hee. At this quiet pension, Yun-hee begins talking to an unidentified figure. Dying for a new source of inspiration, Hee-soo turns the stories that Yun-hee hears from this figure into her new book, which turns into a bestseller. But her regained fame doesn’t last long as she is again accused of plagiarizing a novel that was published 10 years ago.
Kang-hee Choi, Jin-woong Jo, Hwa-yeaong Kim, Do-gyung Lee and Sung-min Lee also star in the film, which is currently making the rounds in Asia. When the film scores a North American or European release, will let y’all know.