Acacia

– A Korean horror film about an adopted young boy with a strange link to an old, dead acacia tree. As ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Original Name:
아카시아
Acacia (2003) - Also known as 아카시아

A Korean horror film about an adopted young boy with a strange link to an old, dead acacia tree. As the boy settles in to his new home, the tree comes to life. When the family who adopted him becomes pregnant, he is to go back to the orphanage, and horror ensues.

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Acacia (2003) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Oct 2003

Language:

Korean

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Ki-hyeong Park

Writer:

Ki-hyeong Park

Main Actors:

Hye-jin Shim, Jin-geun Kim, Oh-bin Mun, Na-yoon Jeong

Plot:

After unsuccessfully trying to have a baby of their own, Dr. Kim Do-il and his father convince his wife Choi Mi-sook to adopt a child in an orphanage. Mi-sook is connected to arts and chooses the six years Kim Jin-sung that loves to draw trees. The boy becomes close to the eight years old next door neighbor Min-jee and is attracted to an old Acacia tree in their lawn. When Mi-sook unexpectedly gets pregnant, her mother asks her to return Jin-sung to the orphanage, beginning the rejection process of the boy. When the baby is born, Mi-sook does not treat Jin-sung well, who believes the acacia tree is his mother, and in a rainy night he vanishes. Along the next days, the family becomes insane, disclosing a dark secret about Jin-sung.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10