Synopsis

​ Born with a missing leg in a rural village, Gold Coin and her older sister, It, were told they wouldn't live long. But they are now 16 years old. Reverend Park, an investigator of new religions, is investigating the Deer Garden, a new religious organization. When he encounters the police investigating the murder of a middle school girl, he senses that something is amiss. But before the truth can be revealed, the suspect commits suicide, and as Pastor Park digs deeper into Deer Garden, he encounters more and more mysteries, including the last mechanic he met, Nahan, and the existence of his twin brother, Geumhwa.

Program Note

​ An occult. I like the rupture created by the unfamiliarity of one thing in the familiar landscapes I used to see. Through thorough contemplation of being realistic, the composer created music. Svaha: The Sixth Finger depicts the process of searching for the real, and the music had to be that way too. The ilmmaker went to a temple near the Himalayas in Tibet and recorded the voice of a secret high priest of esoteric Buddhism. From the celebration of the birth of Buddha with traditional Buddhist instruments to lullabies that decorate the ending, the music in Svaha: The Sixth Finger is the result of constant efforts to align with the theme. (Kim Tae-seong)

Director

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  • Jaehyun Jang
  • Jang Jae-hyun was born in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and graduated from the Film department at Sungkyunkwan University. He later graduated from the School of Film, TV & Multimedia of the Korea National University of Arts. He made his debut with the film The Maley from India(2009) and firmly established himself as a director in the Korean film industry's occult genre with The Priests(2015) and Svaha: The Six Finger(2019).