Blood Rain takes place during the Chosun Dynasty(1392-1910). The place is a paper mill on an island. The mill produces paper for tribute once a year and when one of the boats catches on fire and a grisly murder takes place, a magistrate boats in to solve the mystery. When two more people turn up dead, and the investigation goes deeper, the island begins to give up it's secret.

This is a very serious movie. The only line I laughed quietly to myself over was "Is there anyone named Park here?" After Kim and Lee, I think Park is one of the most common Korean surnames. The murders are gruesome. The costumes are wonderful and the scenary very beautifully photographed. There are flashes into the past, glimpses of a love, hints of the supernatural and a deep vein of revenge.

This was my last movie and the last day for the Hawaii International Film Festival. I didn't get to see Sad Movie (Korean), Cavite (Filipino) or American Fusion. Those were some very popular ones.

I rate Blood Rain, 3/5 acorns.