《Sire》是一部以韩国民间宗教 Samchil (Saire) 为背景的不祥而又奇幻的悬疑恐怖片，该宗教在 21 天内禁止他人进入，以防止婴儿出生后被非法焚烧。

　　纯祖一年，丁若铨（薛景求饰）因受辛酉迫害事件影响被发配到遥远的黑山岛。来到岛上后，丁若铨对这里的海洋生物产生了浓厚的兴趣，并决定写一本关于海洋生物的书籍。他向在这里土生土长、熟识各种海洋生物的青年渔夫昌大（卞耀汉饰）寻求帮助，但最初昌大因丁若铨是戴罪之身而拒绝。后丁若铨了解到昌大在自学识字的过程中常遇到困难，于是提议将各自擅长的知识教授对方，昌大最终同意，两人也在相互碰撞中成为了彼此的良师益友。然而，丁若铨在得知昌大学习的目的是为仕途后大失所望，昌大也明白两人各有志向，亦师亦友的二人决定分道扬镳……

　　The film begins with the title Chorokbam filling the screen, which is amazing to see. This is the very moment at which the audience decides to trust this film without hesitation. In terms of how to fill and empty the square frame, the film is bold and skillful. Chorok, meaning green in English, is the color of fate in this movie. The problems of all the family members a hopeless father who works as a night guard, a mother who is completely exhausted with house works, a poor son who works for the disabled and their funeral ceremony are all dominated by the color, green. It is not bright or fancy but dark and scary in some sense. With attractive images and scenes, the film develops a series of worldly episodes of a family up to the level of poetic sentiment of blues and depression. (JUNG Hanseok)