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.
Festival 2023
Memento Mori (여고괴담 두번째 이야기)
South Korea, 1999
FeatureFocus Korea
Directed by
Kim Tae-yong, Min Kyu-dong
Kim Tae-yong, Min Kyu-dong
Running time
98 mins
98 mins
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Presented in partnership with Queer Horror Nights, a collaboration between Last Frame Club and Token Homo
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