Asian Horror, All Wrapped Up: January 2020 In a class room, a girl is sitting on the desk, solving a math quiz. If she cannot solve it in time, a horrible thing is likely to happen. The clock is ticking but the quiz is not likely to be solved. And her mechanical pencil breaks down. However she has to solve the quiz. (Source: IMDb) Edit Translation
- English
- Русский
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Native Title: 이계도함수
- Also Known As: Second Derivative Function
- Screenwriter & Director: Lee Hyeon Soo
- Genres: Horror
Cast & Credits
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![Joon Hyung in A Function Korean Movie (2011)]( "Joon Hyung in A Function Korean Movie (2011)")
Joon Hyung[Girl]Main Role -
![Nahm Hyo Suk in A Function Korean Movie (2011)]( "Nahm Hyo Suk in A Function Korean Movie (2011)")
Nahm Hyo SukPlague MaskMain Role -
![Lee Young Joon in A Function Korean Movie (2011)]( "Lee Young Joon in A Function Korean Movie (2011)")
Lee Young Joon[Headless Boy]Support Role -
![Park Sung Woo in A Function Korean Movie (2011)]( "Park Sung Woo in A Function Korean Movie (2011)")
Park Sung Woo[Man 2]Support Role -
![Nam Hyun Seung in A Function Korean Movie (2011)]( "Nam Hyun Seung in A Function Korean Movie (2011)")
Nam Hyun Seung[Woman]Support Role
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Reviews
The symbolism in this is utterly beautiful; Lee Hyeon Soo has creating such a terrifying and harrowing nine minutes that follows the social pressure forced on students as their SATs come up. The gore in this was absolutely stunning for a short – I’ve seen blockbuster feature-length films struggle to come up with gory shots like “a function” did. The writing was beautiful – almost every single thing shown was a metaphor for something, and each one spoke truly wonderfully and horrifically as everything begins to click into place.
This is a solid favourite and I will be watching this numerous times in the future and I will definitely be waiting for the next film/short/etc of Lee Hyeon Soo.
I’ll keep the review short and sweet for a very bitter short, but absolutely stunning. I definitely recommend giving this one a try.
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As someone who hates math, this scenario truly felt like a nightmare. Don't know what was scarier - the dead bodies or the number on the paper. It also serves as a good representation of the emotional and psychological pressure Korean students need to face in terms of their education - each score might seem like a life or death situation.
The quality of the practical effects was amazing. We see so much poorly done CGI in horror movies in recent years, it's refreshing to see a well done gore in A Function.
It's definitely one of the best short horror movies I have seen. Highly recommend to everyone, as long as you can handle some gore.
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