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Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder

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

20038.12h 11m

Overview

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.

Directed by Bong Joon Ho
Written by Bong Joon Ho, Kim Gwang-rim, Shim Sung-bo
Produced by Tcha Sung-jai, Kim Moo-ryoung, Noh Jong-yun
Box OfficeBudget: $2.8MRevenue: $26.0M

Top Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Detective Park Doo-man

Kim Sang-kyung

Kim Sang-kyung

Detective Seo Tae-yoon

Kim Roi-ha

Kim Roi-ha

Detective Cho Yong-koo

Song Jae-ho

Song Jae-ho

Sergeant Shin Dong-chul

Byun Hee-bong

Byun Hee-bong

Sergeant Koo Hee-bong

Go Seo-hee

Go Seo-hee

Officer Kwon Kwi-ok

Ryu Tae-ho

Ryu Tae-ho

Jo Byung-soon

Park No-shik

Park No-shik

Baek Kwang-ho

Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il

Park Hyeon-gyu

Jeon Mi-seon

Jeon Mi-seon

Kwok Seol-yung

Themes & Keywords

assassinpolice brutalityrapecorruptionpolicedetectiveinvestigationvictimbased on true storybased on play or musicalmurderserial killertorturebrutalitykillerneo-noir1980ssouth koreaassassino em série

About Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2003 exploring themes of assassin, police brutality, rape, corruption, police, detective. Directed by Bong Joon Ho, it stars Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roi-ha. 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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