Body Parts (2023) by Choe Won-kyung [Video]

Strong Korean anthology film with few issues

The anthology series is one of the most accomplished means through which an upcoming director gets their foot in the genre, offering a formulaic approach to storytelling that can be bent at will to allow for an individual’s sense of style to come to the forefront. This is the case with a new Korean anthology effort “Body Parts,” which brings together several promising upcoming directors into a brand new offering now streaming on the Screambox service.

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Starting with “The Stench,” Da-hee (Kwon Ah-reum-I) and her friend Min-joon (Hyuk) decide to look over her neighbor’s belongings after she commits suicide in her apartment, including a fateful bottle of perfume. After being affected by the contents of the cursed bottle, her downward spiral of life and obsession with the bottle go hand in hand with each other. In “The Boy Who Sees Ghosts,” Joon-ho (Kang …