
The Calling(2014)
Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.


“Drink up. Now you're my plaything.”
A mystery crime thriller about a man who calls himself Master and sends mysterious texts with images of young women that they don't remember taking. A teacher and a former detective become involved in the escalating series of crimes.

Lee You-young
Han Seo-rin

Kim Hie-won
Oh Guk-cheol

Oh Ha-ni
Yang Se-jeong

Lee Hak-ju
Kim Dong-jin

Kim Da-mi
Yu Min-ah

Kim Young-sun
Han Soon-jeong

Lee Je-yeon
Kim Jin-ho

Jang Hyuk-jin
Jo Young-jae

Son Kang-gook
Choi Kyu-dong

Ko Kyu-pil
Detective Moon
Marionette is a thriller film released in 2017. Directed by Lee Han-uk, it stars Lee You-young, Kim Hie-won, Oh Ha-ni. A mystery crime thriller about a man who calls himself Master and sends mysterious texts with images of young women that they don't remember taking. A teacher and a former detective become involved in the escalating series of crimes.
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