In 2020, 28-year-old Seo-yeon (Park Shin-hye) just moved into an old house in the village. Once she got the old landline phone connected, she began receiving several calls from a frantic female caller who said her mother was going to kill her. Curious for her constant calls, Seo-yoon decided to speak to the other girl, who introduced herself as Young-sook (Jeon Jong-seo), who was also 28 years old, but she was living in 1999.
“The Call” is Park Shin-hye’s second Netflix horror film this year, as she was earlier seen in the zombie-thriller “#Alive.” Park’s versatile acting skills served her well in this role of the confused and tormented Seo-yeon. Her co-star Jeon Jong-seo’s career immediately rose with her debut role in the acclaimed film “Burning” (2018). As the mentally unstable Young-sook, Jeon underwent a transformation of character that kept us on the edge of our seats.
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