Dan and Trina have an argument whilst driving to the countryside. Their plan gets complicated when the main road is blocked due to military operations. As the couple take a detour and pass through a private estate, their car breaks down. Luckily, they get help from Gemo, a landlord and veteran. However, the encounter with the generous man reveals an unexpected and disastrous truth. Numerous films have depicted hidden threats in apparent generosity toward outsiders, and Reroute has some distinct touches of auteur arthouse film in its B-movie style plot, which seems much swayed by stimulating sensation. The director takes a more psychoanalytic approach by juxtaposing images of violence, sex, and death. The film’s necrophilia motif, reminiscent of Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), lets us see the film as a text of profound depth. (CHO Jaewhee)