“My Daughter Is a Zombie” turns a Webtoon premise into a surprisingly warm, slightly weird live-action film about how far a father will go for his child, yes, even through hordes of the undead and awkward school-parent conferences.
Directed and written by Pil Gam-sung, the movie centers on Jung-hwan (Jo Jung-suk), a single dad who trains tigers for a living and moonlights as an overachieving worrier. He pushes his daughter Soo-A (Choi Yoo-ri) to study hard, while she only wants to dance. Their relationship sits somewhere between tender and exasperated: he dreams of diplomas, she dreams of pirouettes. He loves her fiercely, even when their ambitions clash.
Then the zombie apocalypse crashes the party. Soo-A becomes a zombie, not the slo-mo, brain-eating horror-movie type the news anchors pant over, but a husk with a stubborn spark. Jung-hwan refuses to accept “undead” as a new life plan. Using his tiger-trainer resourcefulness (and an alarmingly calm approach to hiding a walking teenager in plain sight), he sets out to restore her humanity. He dodges government agents, zombie hunters, and every freelance reporter with a nose for a headline. Spoiler: the tabloids will be furious.
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The film finds it’s beating heart in an unexpected place: dance. Even as a zombie, Soo-A remembers her favorite choreography. Her body still knows the steps; her rhythm remains. Jung-hwan realizes that tapping into that passion might be the key to bringing her back. It’s equal parts touching and delightfully absurd, a father teaching a zombie daughter to salsa while whispering life advice. If the dance scenes don’t warm you, the awkwardness of a tiger trainer negotiating with a school counselor might.
Pil Gam-sung balances the film’s oddball premise with genuine emotion, keeping the tone grounded and often funny. Jo Jung-suk sells the role: he’s both heroic and hilariously out of his depth. Choi Yoo-ri makes Soo-A’s dual nature believable and oddly relatable.
The movie already plays in Korean theaters and will roll out to 22 Asian countries this August. No western release has been announced yet, but given its mix of heart, humor, and slightly ridiculous stakes, it seems destined to find fans far beyond its starting point. After all, what’s more universal than a parent willing to do anything for their child, even when “anything” includes teaching the undead to dance?




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what makes it special? Does it have salted egg?
cruel, helpful and optimistic.
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