Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime  •  2019  •  122 min

Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)

Svaha: The Sixth Finger poster

Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Buddhism: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.5

Overview

Pastor Park, the head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders, begins looking into a suspicious new religion called Deer Mount.


Starring Cast

Lee Jung-jae  •   Park Jeong-min  •   Lee Jae-in


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film primarily explores a supernatural thriller narrative centered on religious cults, prophecy, and the battle between good and evil. Its critique of religious corruption is framed within a spiritual conflict rather than a socio-political one, leading to a neutral political bias.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features an entirely Korean cast, which is traditional for its cultural origin, and does not involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative explores religious and moral themes without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.

Secondary

Buddhism: Positive
Confidence: Medium

While a dangerous cult perverts Buddhist prophecy and teachings for malevolent ends, the film distinguishes this from true Buddhist concepts. Traditional monks are portrayed as wise, and the 'Buddha' figure is a tragic, almost divine, embodiment of suffering and sacrifice, affirming underlying spiritual principles.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Svaha: The Sixth Finger" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The story focuses entirely on a mystery involving religious cults, prophecies, and a detective's investigation, with no related subplots or character identities.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Svaha: The Sixth Finger" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. While a character disguises their gender for survival, this is presented as a plot device rather than an exploration of gender identity, thus no depiction of transsexual themes is present.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Svaha: The Sixth Finger is an original film with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created for this specific movie, thus precluding any gender swaps from prior canon.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

This is an original South Korean film, not an adaptation of prior source material or a biopic. All characters are new creations for this film, thus there are no pre-established characters whose race could be changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.3
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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