If I Had a Heart

About This Movie

If I Had a Heart is this gritty neon-noir piece that plunges you into the raw streets of Seoul. Sam IL, the protagonist, is a street fighter with a dark birth story—abandoned in a coin locker. The film has this heavy, oppressive atmosphere, and you feel every punch, every moment of solitude he faces. The pacing is deliberate, allowing the weight of his violent past and existential dread to sink in. There's this harsh beauty in the practical effects, they’re visceral and really pull you into his world. The performances are intense, capturing desperation and an unyielding struggle for identity. It's not your typical horror; it’s more about the horror within and the haunting silence of one’s past.

Neon-noir aesthetic · Explores themes of identity and isolation · Strong practical effects enhance the horror