("Father") Go Joon-hee as Hae-young Trivia The second time Eun-soo tries to get out, he came back to the house and asked the kids who were playing, for help. Young-hee said, "You should've marked your way with breadcrumbs." pointing to the original story where Hansel would use breadcrumbs as marks to get back home. In the scenes after, Eun-soo is taking Young-hee's advice when following Man-bok into the woods. Kyung-sook, after stopping into the house, noticed some jewels and whispered, "Then, there must be a pumpkin wagon and red shoes somewhere." Referring to the fairytales Cinderella and The Red Shoes (which coincidentally were both adapted into South Korean horror films). The children throw the caretaker of the orphanage into an oven and burn him alive. This is nearly identical to the Witch's death in Hansel and Gretel. Festivals Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2008 - Special Mention from the European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals Jury Vancouver International Film Festival - Closing film, Dragons and Tigers section Sitges Film Festival 2008 - Nominated, Best Film London Film Festival 2008 Gérardmer Film Festival 2009 - Nominated, Grand Prize Competition Fantasporto 2009 Calgary Underground Film Festival 2009 Dublin International Film Festival 2010 International release United Kingdom: January 16, 2009 Canada: March 6, 2009 (Quebec & Montréal); March 27, 2009 (Toronto); April 24, 2009 (Vancouver) France: April 1, 2009 Reviews From Rob Daniel, Sky Movies: "...likely to become one of the year’s freshest, most memorable horror movies. Stylish, imaginative, and with a third act story twist, this is yet further proof that Korea currently stands as Asia’s premiere film factory. ... this delightfully grim horror is worth seeking out. Just follow the breadcrumb trail of positive reviews." From Rob Nelson, Variety: "...effective and handsomely produced, Hansel and Gretel puts the "grim" in Grimm while placing South Korean director Yim Phil-sung on the shortlist of Pan's Labyrinth emulators to trust." Other Reviews Fangoria Online Variety Eye For Film Twitchfilm Movie Exclusive Beyond Hollywood References External links Hansel and Gretel at Evokative Films Hansel and Gretel at WildSide 2007 horror films South Korean horror films Films based on Hansel and Gretel Films directed by Yim Pil-sung 2000s Korean-language films 2007 films Fratricide in fiction South Korean fantasy films Dark fantasy films Gothic horror films 2000s South Korean films