SECRET TEARS
BIMIL



South Korea, 2000, 107 min, color

One rainy morning, insurance agent Ku-Ho, who has had a lot to drink, runs over the young girl Mijo. He takes her home with him and is stunned to see that she has no apparent wounds to show for the accident. She is however suffering from a loss of memory and she cannot speak. Ku-Hu decides to care for Mijo and feels increasingly attracted to her. He finds out that she has paranormal powers and after a while he is able to communicate with her telepathically, but Mijo's powers develop to a dangerous and uncontrollable level.

"Park Ki-Hyung's debut, "Whispering Corridors", situated at a secondary school, was a box-office hit in his own country, probably partly thanks to the national teachers' union that tried to have the film banned. Even more than his debut, which was an implicit commentary on the Korean education system, "Secret Tears" is a genre film. The director penetrates deeply into the essence of the idea of universal love and uses the enchanting visual achievements of the genre of the fantastic film."