Park Kang

According to Korean folk tradition, the 21-day period after childbirth is known as “seire.” During this time, a newborn is vulnerable to bad luck, curses, and even evil spirits. Many superstitions surround these first three weeks, and new mother Hae-mi carefully follows every one of them. Her husband, Woo-jin, reluctantly plays along, but when he attends an ex-girlfriend’s funeral, he unwittingly opens the door to dark supernatural dangers.

‘Seire’ is a sacred period after birth of a baby, during which the family should refrain from going outside and breaking certain taboos in order to protect the baby from evil spirits. Ki-hyeok, the father of a newborn, ignores his wife’s dissuasion and visits a funeral. After that, the baby falls ill for no reason and mysterious events start to take place.