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Focus Korea

In this breakthrough Korean horror, Min-ah discovers a secret diary and realises that two of her schoolmates have begun a forbidden romance.

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Part of Queer East Festival 2023

Director: Kim Tae-yong, Min Kyu-dong
Runtime: 98 Mins
Year: 1999
Country: South Korea

This Korean horror from the late 1990s is regarded as a breakthrough for LGBTQ+ representation. Min-ah discovers a secret diary and realises that her schoolmates Hyo-shin and Shee-eun are not just close friends but have, in fact, begun a forbidden romance. The mysterious diary begins to consume Min-ah. But when one of the diary’s writers is found dead from an apparent suicide, rumours spread, and Min-Ah begins to sense a strange presence. Soon, the once tranquil school is transformed into a morbid, uncanny place of terror, as the words in the diary begin to take on a life of their own. Transcending exploitative and misogynistic portrayals of queer desires as monstrous, Memento Mori offers a frank and empowering portrayal of lesbian characters, who are finally allowed to step out of the shadows.