SOUTH KOREA · 2003

Memories of Murder

Bong Joon-ho
Korean New Wave serial killer investigation police corruption 1980s South Korea violent crime institutional failure
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A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

Year2003
CountrySouth Korea
DirectorBong Joon-ho
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