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THE TENANTS


In near future Seoul, suffering from pollution and housing issues, Shin-dong must find a new rental due to his landlord's notice. His friend suggests renting part of his place to complicate eviction. Shin-dong advertises, and a peculiar newlywed couple wanting to live in the bathroom appears. He accepts them, but their strange behaviors soon become unbearable.

  • Eun-kyoung Yoon
    Writer
  • Eun-kyoung Yoon
    Director
  • Eun-kyoung Yoon
    Producer
  • Joseph Bahng
    Producer
  • Dae-geon Kim
    Key Cast
    "Shin-dong"
  • Dong-won Heo
    Key Cast
    The Glory, The Roundup1,2
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    세입자
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    SF. Fantasy, Black Comedy, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 28 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    359,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2023 Singapore International Film Festival
    Singapore
    December 9 2023
    World Premiere
    Best Director/Winning, Fipresci Award/Winning
  • 2024 Hong Kong International Film Festival

    April 5, 2024
    Hong Kong premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Cinevesture International Film Festival

    March 29, 2024
    Indian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Filmfest Bremen

    April 12, 2024
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Fantaspoa Film Festival

    April 11, 2024
    Latin American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
    Bucheon
    July 8, 2024
    Korean Premiere
    Korean Fantastic Best Actor/winning
  • 2024 New York Asian Film Festival
    New York
    July 13, 2024
    North American Premiere
    Korean Frontier Vangards
  • 2024 Galway Film Fleadh
    Galway
    July 10, 2024
    Island Premiere
    What the Fleadh
  • 2024 Dallas Asian Film Festival
    Dallas
    July 26, 2024
    Dallas Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 2024 Fantasia Film Festival
    Montreal
    July 29, 2024
    Canada Premiere
    2024 Selection
  • 2024 Pattaya Film Festival
    Pattaya
    Thailand
    August 22, 2024
    Thailand Premiere
    Competition
Director Biography - Eun-kyoung Yoon

Director Yoon Eunkyoung was born in Seoul, Korea, and majored in Educational Psychology at Ewha Womans University, Film Studies at Chung-Ang University, and completed a filmmaking course at Vancouver Film School in Canada. Starting with her first feature film Hotel Lake in 2020, she has been trying to mix genres such as horror, thriller, and mystery. The Tenants is her second feature film, which won the Best Director Award and FIPRESCI Prize at the Singapore International Film Festival in 2023 and was officially selected at international film festivals including the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Fantaspoa Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival and Bucheon Fantastic International Film Festival in 2024. She's working on her 3rd feature, Sisterhood now.

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2016 <THE BAD HAIR DAY> (93min. Feature/Drama)
* Awarded FIPRESCI Prize, The 38th Moscow International Film Festival

Diretor

2020 <LINGERING> (a.k.a HOTEL LAKE, 100min. Feature/Horror)

2023 <GOLD TOOTH> (15min.) and <BEASTS> (20min.) of <THE TASTES OF HORROR> (120min.)

2023 <THE TENANTS> (88min. Feature/SF Fantasy Horror Blackcomedy)

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