Following the brutal rape and murder of his 16-year-old daughter, Sang-hyeon stumbles into an ever-widening conspiracy of rage, revenge, and murder.
Acting
Jung Jae-young's thousand-yard stare should be illegal.
Direction
Lee Jung-ho makes every frame feel like evidence.
Writing
The novel adaptation doesn't flinch from moral rot.
Director
Lee Jung-ho
Jung Jae-young
Lee Sang-hyeon
Lee Sung-min
Jang Eok-gwan
Seo Jun-young
Park Hyeon-soo
Lee Soo-bin
Lee Su-jin
Lee Ju-seung
Jo Doo-sik
Kim Hong-pa
Team Leader Koo
Kim Dae-myung
Yang Tae-seop
Jeong Seok-yong
Min-ki's Father
Park Myung-shin
Min-ki's Mother
Jung Hyung-suk
Detective
Kim Hyun
Cheol-yong's Mother
Lee Soo-kyung
Student
Kim Seon-hwa
Mi-jin's Mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the novel 'The Broken' by Japanese writer Higashino Keigo, adapted across multiple Asian markets.
The film deliberately mirrors South Korea's real Juvenile Act debates—offenders under 14 face maximum 2 years, a gaping wound the story exploits.
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