143 mins |
Rated
R18 (Graphic violence & sexual violence)
Directed by Kim Jee-woon
Starring Choi Min-sik, Lee Byung-hun
Playing as part of Academy's Korean New Wave Showcase May 22nd to June 4th.
'The embodiment of pure evil, Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. On a freezing, snowy night, his latest victim is the beautiful Juyeon, daughter of a retired police chief and pregnant fiancée of elite special agent Soo-hyun. Obsessed with revenge, Soo-hyun is determined to track down the murderer, even if doing so means becoming a monster himself. And when he finds Kyung-chul, turning him in to the authorities is the last thing on his mind, as the lines between good and evil fall away in this diabolically twisted game of cat and mouse.'
A shockingly violent and stunningly accomplished tale of murder and revenge from Korean genre master Kim Jee-woon (THE GOOD THE BAD THE WEIRD and A TALE OF TWO SISTERS) and starring OLDBOY's Choi Min-sik and JSA - JOINT SECURITY AREA's Lee Byung-hun.
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Playing as part of Academy's Korean New Wave Showcase May 22nd to June 4th.
'The embodiment of pure evil, Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. On a freezing, snowy night, his latest victim is the beautiful Juyeon, daughter of a retired police chief and pregnant fiancée of elite special agent Soo-hyun. Obsessed with revenge, Soo-hyun is determined to track down the murderer, even if doing so means becoming a monster himself. And when he finds Kyung-chul, turning him in to the authorities is the last thing on his mind, as the lines between good and evil fall away in this diabolically twisted game of cat and mouse.'
A shockingly violent and stunningly accomplished tale of murder and revenge from Korean genre master Kim Jee-woon (THE GOOD THE BAD THE WEIRD and A TALE OF TWO SISTERS) and starring OLDBOY's Choi Min-sik and JSA - JOINT SECURITY AREA's Lee Byung-hun.