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The Scent

The Scent

A woman in mystery. A man in jeopardy.

20125.71h 57m

Overview

A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take pictures he discovers that the woman's husband is already dead. Now the detective becomes a suspect. The detective is chased by another detective Gil-ro. He must now set out for the real killer.

Directed by Kim Hyoung-jun
Written by Hwang Sung-goo
Produced by 백선희, Lee Min-ho
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Top Cast

Park Hee-soon

Park Hee-soon

Kang Seon-woo

Park Si-yeon

Park Si-yeon

Kim Soo-jin

Ju Sang-uk

Ju Sang-uk

Detective Han Gil-ro

Kim Jung-tae

Kim Jung-tae

Detective Seo

Lee Han-wi

Lee Han-wi

Chief detective Sa

Lee Kwang-soo

Lee Kwang-soo

Gi-poong

Cha Soo-yeon

Cha Soo-yeon

Hye-young

Baek Yoon-jae

Baek Yoon-jae

Soo-jin 2

Kim Jung-hak

Kim Jung-hak

About The Scent

The Scent is a comedy, crime, thriller film released in 2012. Directed by Kim Hyoung-jun, it stars Park Hee-soon, Park Si-yeon, Ju Sang-uk. A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take pictures he discovers that the woman's husband is already dead. Now the detective becomes a suspect. The detective is chased by another detective Gil-ro. He must now set out for the real killer.

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