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Philadelphia-based distrib TLA Releasing has nabbed all North American rights to critically acclaimed Korean horror hit "Epitaph," the directorial debut of the Jung brothers.

TLA veep of acquisitions Jennifer Arndt-Jones picked up the rights from South Korea's Studio 2.0, which was repped by international business topper Eun-Young Choi in the deal, at the recently wrapped Hong Kong Filmart.

A reinvention of the horror genre, "Epitaph" unfolds in a hospital in World War II Korea and stars Kim Bo Kyung ("Blue Sky"), Kim Tae Woo ("Woman on the Beach") and Jin Goo ("Dirty Carnival"). The Jung brothers were honored with the new director nod at the 2007 Pusan Film Critics Awards.

Pic will unspool in Gotham's New Directors/New Films fest and April's Philadelphia Film Festival. It's scheduled to hit theaters later in the year under the Danger After Dark label.