"Stoker" at Korean Film Festival Barcelona

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Film still from "Stoker" directed by Park Chan-wook (USA, UK, 2013).

Stoker is Park Chan-wook's first film produced outside of Korea. The film is a co-production between the United States and Great Britain (Fox), with a screenplay by Wentworth Miller.

When India Stoker loses her father in a tragic accident on her 18th birthday, her life is turned upside down. Reserved and seemingly impassive, India hides a complex emotional life that only her father seemed to understand. The unexpected arrival of Charlie, her father's enigmatic brother, further disrupts the fragile family equilibrium. While her mother, Evie, grapples with profound emotional instability, Charlie decides to move in with them. Although India is initially suspicious of her mysterious uncle, she soon finds herself drawn to him as she discovers unsettling affinities that bind them. With an atmosphere thick with tension and mystery, the story explores family secrets, identity, and the awakening of darker impulses.

The film debuted in January 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival and received mostly positive reviews. Jeremy Kay, critic for The Guardian, wrote: “It’s a beautifully edited family mystery disguised as a gothic fairy tale.”

Film will be screened in original version with subtitles in Spanish.

A film in the 2026 edition of Korean Film Festival Barcelona.

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