20032h 11mDir. Bong Joon Ho

Memories of Murder

Name: Memories of Murder
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2003-04-25
Duration: 2 h 11 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roi-ha, Song Jae-ho, Byun Hee-bong

“The worst of them will stay with you... forever.”

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A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

Starring:Song Kang-ho,Kim Sang-kyung,Kim Roi-ha,Song Jae-ho,Byun Hee-bong

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Song Kang-ho

Detective Park Doo-man

Kim Sang-kyung

Detective Seo Tae-yoon

Kim Roi-ha

Detective Cho Yong-koo

Song Jae-ho

Sergeant Shin Dong-chul

Byun Hee-bong

Sergeant Koo Hee-bong

Go Seo-hee

Officer Kwon Kwi-ok

Ryu Tae-ho

Jo Byung-soon

Park No-shik

Baek Kwang-ho

Park Hae-il

Park Hyeon-gyu

Jeon Mi-seon

Kwok Seol-yung

Seo Young-hwa

Eon Deok-nyeo

Woo Go-na

Kim So-hyun

Key Production Crew

Director

Bong Joon Ho

Screenplay & Writers

Bong Joon Ho, Kim Gwang-rim, Shim Sung-bo

Cinematography

Kim Hyung-koo

Original Score

Taro Iwashiro

Producers

Noh Jong-yun, Tcha Sung-jai, Kim Moo-ryoung

Film Details

Budget$2,800,000

Box Office Revenue$26,000,000

Original Languageko

Production Studios

CJ EntertainmentMuhan InvestmentSidus

Keywords & Themes

#assassin#police brutality#rape#corruption#police#detective#investigation#victim#based on true story#based on play or musical

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Aniket Shukla @aniket11

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"If you find a suspect just drop kick him".Bong Joon Ho's mastery truly shines in "Memories of Murder," solidifying his place among the top 10 directors today. His cinematic repertoire, including "Parasite," "Okja," and ...

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