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Today I'll show you a supernatural horror film: "The Promise"
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The movie begins by showing the happy moments of two best friends, "Bom" and "Ibby
" They both have wealthy families
Their fathers are business partners, who decide to build a luxury penthouse building
It is the year 19 97, and the penthouse building is already in progress
Bom and Ibby draw a sign of their hands together, on the concrete wall of the building
Their fathers reserved a single unit for them
They then pinky-promise that they will reside in the unit together
The two walk down the building; and they find their fathers completely disappointed
Apparently, a financial crisis suddenly struck the country
The financial crisis eventually led to the bankruptcy of the country
Businesses are closing down because of the economic collapse
This also affects their fathers' business
Their fathers discontinued building the penthouse,
since no one would buy units from it due to the financial crisis
This finally leads to the bankruptcy of their fathers
After that, Ibby's father becomes violent toward her
Bom comforts her and gives her an apple
Ibby reveals that her father wants to kill himself; but her mother hides the gun
She knows where her mother hides the gun; and she is thinking of killing herself using it
She then says that the bank seized their house, and her family will live away from Bom
In response, Bom gives her tuition to Ibby; so Ibby can buy a pager
In that way, they can still communicate with each other
At night, Bom's father shares that he got a job as a broker
He gladly declares that they will be rich again
The following day, Bom's mother scolds her for not paying her tuition
Her mother figures out she uses the tuition to buy a pager
She says to her mother that she feels shame for selling things on the streets to earn money
Her mother then tells her to leave their house
Bom leaves the house, and receives a message from Ibby, saying her father hurts her again
Ibby has the thought of ending her life
Bom sees her father walking; and she follows him
She sees his father talking to his imaginary client
She then learns that her father has gone crazy, because of their bankruptcy
The tragic events lead her to want to end her life
She calls Ibby, saying she wants to end her life
They then plan to commit suicide together
They soon meet in their fathers' penthouse building during Bom's 15th birthday
Ibby takes her father's gun
Ibby then asks Bom not to let her die alone
In response, Bom promises to die with her
In a few moments, Ibby shoots herself, leading to her instant death
Bom gets scared, and ends up backing out from her promise to die with Ibby
Many years later, Bom continues living her life, and now has a teenage daughter, named "Belle"
Bom is facing possible bankruptcy this time;
so she decides to develop and sell the unfinished penthouse building of her father
She then presents it to the investors and developers
Apparently, the penthouse is still half-owned by Ibby's father
So she needs to get approval from Ibby's family
During their visit, Belle comes to the highest floor of the building
There, she proceeds to take photos
She then unknowingly finds the hand mark of Bom and Ibby
She gets interested; so she writes her name on it
The door of a creepy room suddenly opens
So she comes to check it
Her camera detects a face inside
She enters it, and manages to find Ibby's old pager, which contains her mother's messages to Ibby
Out of curiosity, she brings the old pager back to their home
She reads the suicide message of her mother to her beloved friend Ibby
Unbeknown to her, the message is written by her mother
She gets creeped out by the message; so she decides to throw the pager away
At midnight, Bom wakes up from her sleep, after she senses a strange movement outside
She comes out of her room, and finds the things messed up, while the kettle is boiling water
She sees the cabinet door close; so she comes to check it
A hand suddenly touches her, forcing her to rush back to her room out of fear
She locks the door; but something keeps knocking on it
She frantically gets her gun
In a few moments, the door opens; and a red marker rolls inside the room
After that, she checks on her daughter,
and calls the police, thinking that there is an intruder inside their home
The police soon arrive, and investigate the scene
but they do not find any sign of an intruder
Bom goes to Belle's room, and she finds a knife hidden under her pillow
The officer finds a newly drawn hand mark, similar to Bom and Ibby's hand mark in the building
They then check the footage of who drew it
Soon after, they find out that Belle drew it; but she is completely unaware of it
The following day, Bom brings Belle to the hospital for a checkup
The doctor says she might be suffering from sleepwalking
He then prescribes medication for Belle
He allows her to go home,
and instructs Bom to take footage of Belle's sleepwalking for observation purposes
After that, Bom visits Ibby's family, who now run a scrapyard for a living
Ibby's mother gives her a gift from Ibby
She then presents the contract for the building to Ibby's brother
But he thinks the payment they will get is too low;
so Bom suggests giving them a share of the profits
The brother then agrees to the contract
At night, Bom comes home and opens the gift from Ibby
Apparently, the gift is Ibby's stitching for their names together,
and a happy birthday greeting for Bom
She checks her memory box, containing their photos
She looks at the footage of Belle later, and sees a figure moving behind her
So she checks her room; but Belle is nowhere to be found
She searches for Belle, and finds Belle letting something enter their house
Belle proceeds to talk to something on the sofa; while Bom is taking footage of her
Belle then prepares an orange juice, and puts it on the table
To Bom's surprise, something seemingly drinks the orange juice
She then hears Belle singing her and Ibby's favorite song on the terrace
In horror, she rushes to get Belle from there, worrying that she might jump
The next day, Bom and Belle share breakfast together
Apparently, Belle is having her 15th birthday a few days after; but she wants to cancel it
Belle then drinks an orange juice; and Bom suddenly remembers Ibby
At this point, she thinks that Ibby might be taking revenge by taking away her daughter's life
She then comes to the penthouse building, and gives an apple to Ibby as an offering
She prays and begs for Ibby to spare her daughter's life
A strong wind suddenly passes by; and Bom finds the offering apple eaten by maggots
She walks down the building where she encounters a little kid,
who suddenly gets scared after seeing something
She asks him about it
The kid replies that a ghost is following her
She forces the kid to reveal who the ghost is; but he appears to be traumatized
Right then, his mother, who is a worker in the building, arrives to fetch him
Back at Bom's home, the maid finds the fruits already rotten
Belle falls asleep, and begins sleepwalking
She is looking for a scissor
Apparently, Bom hides the sharp things to keep Belle safe
But the maid gives it to Belle
Then the maid leaves for a while to go to the market, leaving Belle alone and cutting the curtain
She prepares to hang herself with the curtain
Meanwhile, Bom arrives at their home parking lot,
and finds Ibby's pager there, showing her suicide message
Bom enters their home, and finds Belle slowly choking from the curtain
Fortunately, the curtain rods fall, allowing Belle to get out of it
Belle sees the pager, but she tells her mother that she has already thrown it away
At night, Bom burns the pager and her memories with Ibby
She shares with her daughter about their plans to commit suicide on her 15th birthday
But it turns out, she failed her promise to die with Ibby
Since then, she has kept it a secret; and even Ibby's family did not know about it
Belle now realizes that she is about to turn 15 after a few days
So she is frightened that Ibby is planning to take her life away
After that, Belle makes her mother promise never to attempt to commit suicide again
Bom promises she will do so
At midnight, Bom finds Belle in the shower
Apparently, Belle cannot sleep again
The next day, Bom calls a nurse to take care of Belle while she is gone
She goes to the penthouse building, and then forces the little kid to help her find Ibby's ghost
So she can communicate with Ibby
The kid refuses to go with her; so she threatens to remove her mother from her job
This forces the kid to help her
Just then, the kid sees Ibby's ghost on the building's higher floor
They then go together to follow Ibby's ghost
They eventually find Ibby's ghost through her figure on the wall
Bom lets the kid relay her message to Ibby
She begs Ibby to spare her daughter's life
The kid asks if Ibby will continue taking Belle's life; Ibby affirms
This enrages Bom; and she begins throwing at Ibby's figure in the wall
In a few moments, Ibby is gone out of the wall;
and an unseen force suddenly chokes the kid, causing the kid to run away in fear
Bom chases the kid; and she holds him
But Ibby continues to terrify the kid, making the kid scream like crazy
Bom then comforts him
The following day, Bom has a meeting with the investors and Ibby's family
She is extremely anxious,
because tomorrow is Belle's 15th birthday; and Ibby might take her life away
She says she wants to have a personal conversation with Ibby's family
This leaves the investors disappointed, forcing them to leave the meeting
She finally reveals to Ibby's family that Ibby committed suicide and she should have died with Ibby;
but she keeps it a secret through the years
She tearfully apologizes to Ibby's mother
She then asks Ibby's mother to talk with Ibby to spare Belle's life
Ibby's family gets confused and disappointed; so they decide to leave
At night, Bom receives a report from the nurse that Belle has disappeared from her room
After that, she receives a call from Belle, asking for her help
Belle says she is from Bom's old house
So Bom comes to fetch her
She brings Belle back home soon after,
and ties her in the bed, as her 15th birthday is coming at midnight
But she unties Belle after she says she wants to pee
Just then, Bom sees Belle's eye is completely red, signaling that Belle might be possessed
So she prevents Belle from removing the tie, making Belle punch her
But She ties Belle again
Midnight comes; and Belle appears to be possessed again, and keeps declaring childhood rhymes
She is also trying to get out of bed
The tearful Bom then tries her best to restrain her from moving away
In the morning, Bom arrives on the brink of desperation to save her daughter's life
She gets her gun, and decides to kill herself in the car
She pulls the trigger repeatedly; but the bullets are not coming out of the gun
It seems that Ibby really wants to take Belle's life
So Bom furiously drives to Ibby's family
She threatens to shoot Ibby's mother
She gets Ibby's ashes, and throws them away
A figure appears on the wall because of that
She tries to kill Ibby's mother in anger; but she holds herself at last
She continues to cry in desperation
She tearfully goes back home, and pleads with her daughter to stop doing strange things
She says that Belle needs to survive until the end of the day
That night, Bom accidentally falls asleep due to exhaustion
She wakes up, and finds Belle already gone from her room
She sees familiar handprints drawn in the room
She rushes towards the penthouse building while calling the ambulance
Right then, she receives a video call from Belle's phone
She answers it, making her look up
A toilet drops suddenly; but she manages to avoid it
She looks at the higher floor, and sees Belle holding a gun
So she comes to the higher floor to get her, but Belle keeps moving
After a few moments, she sees a figure covered in a blanket
She comes to it, and sees Belle coming behind her
She looks back; but the blanket covers her in an instant
She removes it, and comes toward Belle
But Belle suddenly disappears, and she almost falls to the ground
She looks at the video call, only to see Belle put bullets into the gun
She rushes to Belle, and attempts to get the gun from her
But Belle holds the gun firmly
Bom then decides to point the gun at herself, choosing to die for her daughter
Belle pulls the trigger
In response, Bom steps back in fear, making her fall to the lower ground
In despair, she watches Belle pointing the gun at herself
She suddenly gets her phone, and points its flash to Belle, waking Belle up in that way
But it's already too late; Belle's hand manages to pull the trigger
After that, Bom comes to the higher floor, and sees a familiar scene
She sees Belle lying on the floor filled with blood
But she sees Belle is still alive, trying to gasp for breath
The ambulance eventually arrives, and brings Belle to the hospital
The following day, the doctor manages to remove the bullet from Belle, saving her life
However, she suffers from paralysis because of the injury
Bom visits back to the penthouse building, and sees Belle's drawing in their handprint
She apologizes to Ibby for breaking her promise
She says that they will eventually meet again; but she will never kill herself again
Meanwhile, the investors back out from developing the building
As a result, she goes bankrupt, and the bank seizes their house
As she is about to leave the house, she finds a tape recorder
She listens to it; and it turns out to be a lovely message from Belle
In the end, it seems that Ibby stops haunting Bom after the incident;
and Bom lives back in a simple apartment with Belle, trying to live happily together
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