the witch part 1. the subversion sypnosis

It is at the countryside cottage with Kyung-hee and Dae-gil that Cynthia will get her first taste of what it is like to have family, although it should come as no surprise that it is precisely these newfound feelings of kinship which will fuel her vengeance against those who descend on the farm in the last act. These thugs will be the unfortunate first outside victims of Cynthia’s mysterious powers, and in response to rescuing her, Kyung-hee will not only bring Cynthia to a local doctor to seek medical assistance but also back to her farm to stay with her and her brother Dae-gil (Sung Yoo-bin). After wandering through the snowy Jeju woods, Cynthia crosses the path of a carload of local gangsters, who have kidnapped a woman named Kyung-hee (Park Eun-bin) in the back to intimidate her to sell the family land her late father refused to. The titular subject in this regard is Cynthia (Shin Si-ah), the sole survivor of a brutal attack on another of the top-secret underground Ark research facilities. ‘The Witch Part 2: The Other One’ in fact begins with a prologue to establish how the programme started, with the kidnapping of a young pregnant woman from a tour bus whose unborn progeny probably formed the basis of the genetic experiment to create super-powered individuals with both telekinetic and psionic abilities. Prior knowledge of ‘The Witch Part 1: The Subversion’ is not necessary to comprehend the events of this next chapter, though those who recall the 2018 film will have the context of just what the Witch programme was all about as well as appreciate the significance of certain supporting characters, such as its now-retired director Baek (Cho Min-su) otherwise, writer-director Park Hoon-jung has shrewdly opted to structure this as a standalone narrative, leaving till the end to introduce the necessary connective tissue to link this with the earlier film and tease a finale for his fantasy-horror-action genre hybrid. As they begin to enjoy the ebb and flow of their ordinary lives, a group of deadly assassins track her down to serve their own goal. The outside world is foreign to her, but luckily she befriends Kyung-hee and Dae-gil by accident, who become her only friends. Synopsis: From the ashes of ground zero where it all started, another Witch is awakened! A mysterious girl survives a bloody raid at the top secret lab known as Ark.

Released By: Clover Films and Golden Village Pictures Rating: NC16 (Violence and Coarse Language) Cast: Shin Si-ah, Park Eun-bin, Seo Eun-soo, Jin Gu, Sung Yoo-bin, Cho Min-su, Lee Jong-seok, Kim Da-mi

The witch part 1. the subversion sypnosis