Edinburgh International Film Festival

Cadaver, a Korean film by Derek Son, is a new look at the classic thriller movie, with moments of horror and gore. Physiological conditions are mixed with an element of the supernatural to give this film a good plot and a fair amount of action. Five medical students prepare to learn how to dissect the human body. However, they soon discover that the woman’s body they’ve been given to study has a dark secret past, and an evil wish to destroy. After a fellow student’s horrifying death in the basement autopsy room late one night, the remaining students of the group hurriedly seek answers as the head professor visits old friends with less than the best of intentions.
This film is a bloody good time. The cinematography is excellent, and sets the mood for the film without the first line being spoken. The score is good, and combines with each scene excellently. The acting in the film is genuine and very good, even though the typical Asian horror film’s habit of screaming very loudly and for extended periods of time is used extensively throughout. I give this film four stars.