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After getting in a car accident, Eun-soo wakes up and meets a mysterious girl who takes him to a fairytale-like house in the middle of the forest, where she lives with her siblings and parents. Everything is bright and colorful, there are toys everywhere and sweets for every meal. Jung-soon is invited to stay with the family but soon discovers that there is no way of leaving and that there is more to the children than meets the eye.

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After getting in a car accident, Eun-soo wakes up and meets a mysterious girl who takes him to a fairytale-like house in the middle of the forest, where she lives with her siblings and parents. Everything is bright and colorful, there are toys everywhere and sweets for every meal. Jung-soon Eun-soo is invited to stay with the family but soon discovers that there is no way of leaving and that there is more to the children than meets the eye.

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* AlienGeometries - If you try to leave the house you'll only end up right back.

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* AlienGeometries - AlienGeometries: If you try to leave the house house, you'll only end up right back.



* BabiesEverAfter
* BiggerOnTheInside - The attic stretches on for miles.
* CrapsaccharineWorld - It's a beautiful house straight out of a fairy tale -- just don't think on leaving.
* CreepyChild
* DeniedFoodAsPunishment - What happened to the kids in the orphanage.

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* CrapsaccharineWorld - CrapsaccharineWorld: It's a beautiful house straight out of a fairy tale -- just don't think on about leaving.
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* %%* DeniedFoodAsPunishment - What happened to the kids in the orphanage.



* FracturedFairyTale

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* IronicName - The orphanage is called "House of Happy Children".

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* %%* IronicName - The orphanage is called "House of Happy Children".



* OrphanageOfFear- The original House of Happy Children.
* PedophilePriest - The deacon.
* SceneryPorn
* TakeMeInstead - [[spoiler:When the caretaker takes Jung-soon away to be raped, Young-hee does this.]]
* TrailOfBreadCrumbs - Jung-soon tries this.
* {{Transflormation}} - [[spoiler:The deacon's wife is turned into a tree.]]
* WouldHurtAChild - The deacon (who's also a pedophile). Also the original caretaker of the orphanage.

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* %%* OrphanageOfFear- The original House of Happy Children.
* %%* PedophilePriest - The deacon.
* %%* SceneryPorn
* %%* TakeMeInstead - [[spoiler:When the caretaker takes Jung-soon away to be raped, Young-hee does this.]]
* %%* TrailOfBreadCrumbs - Jung-soon tries this.
* {{Transflormation}} - {{Transflormation}}: [[spoiler:The deacon's wife is turned into a tree.]]
* WouldHurtAChild - The deacon (who's also a pedophile). Also %%Also the original caretaker of the orphanage.
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->''Don't go. We'll be good.''

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After getting in a car accident, Jung-soon wakes up and meets a mysterious girl who takes him to a fairytale-like house in the middle of the forest, where she lives with her siblings and parents. Everything is bright and colorful, there are toys everywhere and sweets for every meal. Jung-soon is invited to stay with the family but soon discovers that there is no way of leaving and that there is more to the children than meets the eye.

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After getting in a car accident, Jung-soon Eun-soo wakes up and meets a mysterious girl who takes him to a fairytale-like house in the middle of the forest, where she lives with her siblings and parents. Everything is bright and colorful, there are toys everywhere and sweets for every meal. Jung-soon is invited to stay with the family but soon discovers that there is no way of leaving and that there is more to the children than meets the eye.

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* AndIMustScream - [[spoiler:The deacon's wife is turned into a tree.]]


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* {{Transflormation}} - [[spoiler:The deacon's wife is turned into a tree.]]
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->''Don't go. We'll be good.''

''Hansel & Gretel'' is a Korean DarkFantasy[=/=]{{Horror}} film directed by Yim Pil-Sung.

After getting in a car accident, Jung-soon wakes up and meets a mysterious girl who takes him to a fairytale-like house in the middle of the forest, where she lives with her siblings and parents. Everything is bright and colorful, there are toys everywhere and sweets for every meal. Jung-soon is invited to stay with the family but soon discovers that there is no way of leaving and that there is more to the children than meets the eye.

Not to be confused with the [[Film/HanselAndGretel2013 2013 Asylum film]] of the same name.

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!!This movie contain examples of the following tropes:

* AlienGeometries - If you try to leave the house you'll only end up right back.
* AndIMustScream - [[spoiler:The deacon's wife is turned into a tree.]]
* AntiVillain: Despite his ''hell'' of a temper and frequent KickTheDog moments, Man-bok is ultimately trying to protect his sisters and start a family.
* BabiesEverAfter
* BiggerOnTheInside - The attic stretches on for miles.
* CrapsaccharineWorld - It's a beautiful house straight out of a fairy tale -- just don't think on leaving.
* CreepyChild
* DeniedFoodAsPunishment - What happened to the kids in the orphanage.
* {{Fingore}} - [[spoiler:Manbok chops off the "father"'s fingers after he feels neglected.]]
* FracturedFairyTale
* ImAHumanitarian - [[spoiler:The children's "father" is cooked and fed to Jung-soon.]]
* InNameOnly - There are certain elements borrowed from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'' but overall the main storyline has little in common with the original fairy tale.
* IronicName - The orphanage is called "House of Happy Children".
* KarmaHoudini - [[spoiler:The kids never receive any punishment for kidnapping and ultimately murdering various "parents".]]
* OlderThanTheyLook - The kids have been kids for a very long time.
* OrphanageOfFear- The original House of Happy Children.
* PedophilePriest - The deacon.
* SceneryPorn
* TakeMeInstead - [[spoiler:When the caretaker takes Jung-soon away to be raped, Young-hee does this.]]
* TrailOfBreadCrumbs - Jung-soon tries this.
* WouldHurtAChild - The deacon (who's also a pedophile). Also the original caretaker of the orphanage.
* YourMindMakesItReal - "Santa" tells the kids that their dreams will come true if they only imagine it...

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