The Fox Family
The Kumiho family circus in town -- and with it, apparently, a mysterious murderer. The members of motherless family aren’t helping their case with their strange remarks about humans and their initial performances, cavalcades of dismemberment and torrents of blood which terrify the local kids. Pretty soon, a dour, downbeat cop is on the tail of the plucky, bumbling Kumihos. Or rather, tails -- “kumiho” is the word for the fox spirits of Korean mythology, and this clan from Nam Mountain near Seoul, temporarily disguised as people thanks to a magic spell, must eat human livers during a brief, once-in-a-millennium lunar eclipse to shed their foxy nature and assume permanent human form. When the sleazy reprobate on the run from mobsters stumbles into their eerie household, he soon finds himself a little too enthusiastically involved in their scheming after human flesh—and involved with the sexy elder-sister fox spirit as well!
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 구미호 가족 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Music |
| Director | Lee Hyung-gon |
| Runtime | 101 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.5/10 (11 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its peculiar universe by relying on Korean folklore, then submerging it in a whirlpool of circus absurdity and familial farce. It explores themes of otherness and the desperate desire to belong, albeit through the most grotesque means imaginable.
What lingers after the chaotic parade of dismemberment and song is a surprisingly tender core about found family and sacrifice, proving even fox spirits have hearts. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Lee Hyung-gon
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Best enjoyed with a group tolerant of slapstick gore and musical interludes. Perfect for a quirky movie night.
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