Salmokji: Whispering Water
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A road-view service employee travels to Salmokji Reservoir after residents complain that an unidentified figure appears in one of the uploaded photos. What begins as a routine inspection descends into a night of mounting dread as something stirs beneath the dark water.
Filmed almost entirely at Damyang Lake in South Jeolla Province — not the actual Salmokji Reservoir in South Chungcheong — the film uses the lake's still waters, fog, and forested banks to create atmosphere. About 80% of scenes were shot in South Jeolla.
Filming Locations
담양호 전라남도 담양군 수북면 황금리
The main filming location for approximately 80% of the movie. While the film's title references the real Salmokji Reservoir in South Chungcheong Province, the vast open water and forested banks of Damyang Lake provided the horror atmosphere. Most water scenes were shot in the early morning when mist rises off the surface. About 20 minutes by car from Damyang town.
살목지 충청남도 예산군 덕산면 사동리
The real reservoir that inspired the film's title and backstory. Known locally as both a fishing spot and a site of ghost sighting reports, this is where the urban legends that seeded the film's plot originated. Filming here was minimal, but visitors who have seen the movie now make the trip to see the actual place.