Press Release

The Point of No Return

Tartan Asia Extreme’s R-Point in Stores Nationwide Feb. 14th

“If someone threw the script for The Shining and Full Metal Jacket in a blender,
this is pretty close to the concoction that would come out. This is one of the most original Asian horror films that has been released in the last few years. ”
— Film Threat

“Kong Su-Chang's R-Point is maybe the best
military-guys-meet-supernatural-evil flick since Dog Soldiers.”
— San Francisco Bay Guardian

“The latest in the line of innovative, brilliantly directed and supremely
atmospheric east Asian horror movies.”
— Firecracker magazine

LOS ANGELES — Feb. 1, 2006 — For Immediate Release — War is hell. From writer/director Kong Su-chang (Tell Me Something) comes the Korean creepfest R-Point, marching onto video Feb 14th in stores across the nation from Tartan Video Asia Extreme.

During the Vietnam War, a South Korean army base begins receiving radio transmissions from a patrol that went MIA in the desolate stretch of land known as R-Point six months earlier. A shell-shocked commanding officer (Gam Woo-sung) and a ragtag military unit are sent into the murky, enemy-infested swamp to gather clues to the whereabouts of the missing soldiers. Upon their arrival, they find an abandoned building surrounded by the graves of those who entered R-Point before them … and a warning that reads, “No Return.”

R-Point is the #4 grossing horror film in Korean box office history, as noted by Screen International. The film stars Gam Woo-sung, star of recent Tartan Asia Extreme DVD release Spider Forest.

Korean, with English and Spanish subtitles, R-Point is presented in anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS Surround Sound 5.1. Special DVD features include director’s commentary; a history of R-Point; behind-the-scenes: special effects; production design featurette; original theatrical trailer; and trailers of Tartan Asia Extreme’s upcoming releases.

All releases on the Asia Extreme label are supported by broad-based and multi-faceted consumer advertising campaigns; a comprehensive online viral marketing campaign; and a public relations push to English-, Spanish- and Asian-language media.

Tartan Video’s Asia Extreme is a premiere collection of stylish international cinema from the proven Asian horror genre which shocks, scares and astonishes in equal measure. In the U.K., Tartan has sold over $50 million of Asian product making it Britain’s leading independent film genre.

Hamish McAlpine, founder of Tartan Films – which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year in the U.K. – launched Tartan U.S.A. in 2004 with an eclectic and controversial slate of films from established auteurs and up-and-coming filmmakers. Recent Tartan film releases include 2004 Cannes Grand Jury Prize Winner Oldboy, the sincerely creepy A Tale of Two Sisters and Gregg Araki’s critically acclaimed Mysterious Skin. Upcoming releases include Takashi Shimizu’s Marebito and the final film in Park Chanwook’s “Vengeance Trilogy,” Lady Vengeance. Tartan Video is distributed exclusively by TLA Releasing. For more information, visit www.TartanVideoUSA.com.