
Don't Buy the Seller
I bought an item online from a killer.
Directed by Park Hee-kon
Produced by Studio Pieona
A taut psychological thriller about a woman hunted by a serial killer after a careless online comment, built on escalating paranoia and domestic violation.
Soo-hyun, who has recently moved into a new house, buys a used washing machine through a second-hand app but finds out it doesn’t work. Annoyed by the seller’s irresponsibility, she leaves a comment calling the seller a con man, and reports it to the police. Little does she know that the seller is a psychopathic serial killer who uses an online second-hand market to lure his victims. Her comment renders his hunt for a new victim all but impossible so she becomes his next target. She starts receiving obscene phone calls, countless unwanted food deliveries, and strange men knocking on her door looking for a good time. A trip to the sender’s address proves deadly serious when the police and Soo-hyun find a man’s dead body.
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Questions people ask
Is Don't Buy the Seller scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Don't Buy the Seller easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Don't Buy the Seller violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Don't Buy the Seller end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Don't Buy the Seller sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































