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Don't Buy the Seller

Don't Buy the Seller

I bought an item online from a killer.

20236.81h 41m

Overview

Soo-hyun, who has recently moved into a new house, buys a used washing machine through a second-hand app but finds out it doesn't work. Annoyed by the seller's irresponsibility, she leaves a comment calling the seller a con man, and reports it to the police. Little does she know that the seller is a psychopathic serial killer who uses an online second-hand market to lure his victims. Her comment renders his hunt for a new victim all but impossible so she becomes his next target. She starts receiving obscene phone calls, countless unwanted food deliveries, and strange men knocking on her door looking for a good time. A trip to the sender's address proves deadly serious when the police and Soo-hyun find a man’s dead body.

Directed by Park Hee-kon
Written by Park Hee-kon, Kim Dong-hoo
Produced by Kim Kwan-hun
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Top Cast

Shin Hye-sun

Shin Hye-sun

Jang Soo-hyun

Kim Sung-kyun

Kim Sung-kyun

Joo Cheol-ho

Kang Tae-oh

Kang Tae-oh

Na Seung-hyun

Lee Zoo-young

Lee Zoo-young

Oh Dal-ja

Lim Cheol-soo

Lim Cheol-soo

Chief Im

Keum Sae-rok

Keum Sae-rok

Kim Hye-jin

Im Sung-jae

Im Sung-jae

Delivery Man

Kim Kwang-hyun

Kim Kwang-hyun

Detective Lee

Jo Yong-jun

Jo Yong-jun

Detective Kim

Jeon Jun-young

Jeon Jun-young

Student

Themes & Keywords

detectiveinvestigationsecond-hand market

About Don't Buy the Seller

Don't Buy the Seller is a thriller, mystery, crime film released in 2023 exploring themes of detective, investigation, second-hand market. Directed by Park Hee-kon, it stars Shin Hye-sun, Kim Sung-kyun, Kang Tae-oh. Soo-hyun, who has recently moved into a new house, buys a used washing machine through a second-hand app but finds out it doesn't work. Annoyed by the seller's irresponsibility, she leaves a comment calling the seller a con man, and reports it to the police. Little does she know that the seller is a psychopathic serial killer who uses an online second-hand market to lure his victims. Her comment renders his hunt for a new victim all but impossible so she becomes his next target. She starts receiving obscene phone calls, countless unwanted food deliveries, and strange men knocking on her door looking for a good time. A trip to the sender's address proves deadly serious when the police and Soo-hyun find a man’s dead body.

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