Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · South Korea · 2003 · 2h 11m

Memories of Murder

살인의 추억

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Director
Bong Joon Ho
Cast
Song Kang-ho as Detective Park Doo-man Kim Sang-kyung as Detective Seo Tae-yoon Kim Roi-ha as Detective Cho Yong-koo Song Jae-ho as Sergeant Shin Dong-chul Byun Hee-bong as Sergeant Koo Hee-bong Go Seo-hee as Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
Crew
Kim Hyung-koo — Director of Photography Kim Sun-min — Editor Taro Iwashiro — Original Music Composer Bong Joon Ho — Writer Shim Sung-bo — Writer Noh Jong-yun — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
assassinpolice brutalityrapecorruptionpolicedetectiveinvestigationvictimbased on true storybased on play or musicalmurderserial killer
Key Collaborators
Bong Joon Ho Director Kim Hyung-koo Director of Photography Kim Sun-min Editor Taro Iwashiro Original Music Composer Bong Joon Ho Writer Shim Sung-bo Writer Noh Jong-yun Producer Tcha Sung-jai Producer Kim Moo-ryoung Producer Ryu Seong-hie Production Design Kim Yoo-seon Costume Design
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