I've seen thousands of horror films. That is not an exaggeration. I devoured them in middle and high school as part of my many unorthodox coping mechanisms for anxiety and as one of my collection issues with my OCD. The Silenced touches on a subject I've never seen portrayed in a horror film before, which is what my review focuses on: the Japanese occupation of Korea through the end of World War II. Specifically, The Silenced is a somber schoolgirl K-horror about a boarding school for ill teenagers run by the Japanese in Seoul where students are competing for one of two slots in an elite program in Tokyo. It's a fascinating mess of emotions and well worth a watch. Read my full review at Man, I Love Films.