Fresh
What's singular in all this is the director's angle into the material, which is subtle, difficult to pin down, elusive.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Memories of Murder
The worst of them will stay with you... forever.
2003 · 2h 11m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Bong Joon Ho
Overview
During the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea attempt to solve a series of gruesome rape-and-murders of young women that leave the community terrified using limited resources and outdated methods. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country's first documented serial killer. They then attempt to piece together the clues in this thriller based on true events.
Director and cast
- Bong Joon Ho Director
- Song Kang-ho as Detective Park Doo-man
- Kim Sang-kyung as Detective Seo Tae-yoon
- Kim Roi-ha as Detective Cho Yong-koo
- Song Jae-ho as Sergeant Shin Dong-chul
- Park Hae-il as Park Hyeon-gyu
- Byeon Hie-bong as Sergeant Koo Hee-bong
- Go Seo-hee as Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
- Seo-hie Ko as Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
- Ryu Tae-ho as Jo Byung-soon
- Park No-shik as Baek Kwang-ho
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
An involving and skillfully mounted film from Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho that's based on a true story.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
Bong not only has an eye for beauty there are some gorgeous shots of the country's farmland but for the absurd.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Fresh
Uses dark humor, incisive characterizations and social commentary to infuse its familiar detective tale with a distinctive flair.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Memories of Murder is such a taut, effective thriller it's a shame you have to read subtitles to gauge just how good a movie it is.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
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