Detective Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable mystery.
Cinematography
Seoul rendered as wet, neon-soaked purgatory.
Acting
Han Suk-kyu's hollow-eyed collapse into himself.
Editing
Revelations timed like gut punches you don't dodge.
Director
Chang Youn-hyun
Han Suk-kyu
Detective Cho
Shim Eun-ha
Chae Su-yeon
Jang Hang-seon
Detective Oh
Yu Jun-sang
Kim Ki-yeon
Yum Jung-ah
Oh Seung-min
Ahn Suk-hwan
Prosecutor Gu
Kim Jung-hak
Detective Lee
Gil Eun-hye
Young Soo-yeon
Kwon Tae-won
Chae Yong-hoon
Lee Dae-ro
Chief of Police
Maeng Bong-hak
Museum Colleague
Kwon Nam-hee
Soo-yeon's Mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Korea's IMF crisis, the film's rot mirrors national despair about failed institutions.
The infamous bag scene required 47 takes; Han Suk-kyu vomited twice.
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