Based on the true story of the country's first known serial murders, which took place between 1986 and 1991.
In 1986, South Korea, a young and beautiful woman is found dead, raped and tied and gagged with her underwear. Detective Park Doo-Man and Detective Cho Yong-koo, two local detectives without any technique, investigate the murder using brutality and torturing the suspects, without any result. Detective Seo Tae-Yoon from Seul comes to the countryside to help the investigations and is convinced they're dealing with a serial-killer.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. The suspense is perfect, and so is the cast. Director Bong Joon-ho (The Host) does a fantastic job at blending the dark tones of the story with humor in a way that doesn't come off as forced or fake. The editing also deserves an honorable mentioning, with many cool and clever cuts; one of my favorites is where you briefly get a glimpse of a decaying corpse, and it cuts to fresh meat in a frying pan. It's gross, effective and absolutely brilliant. The ending is perfectly haunting and delivers a brutal sense of hopelessness, and is sure to stay with you for a long time. It's also a film that hit it big in the rest of the world thus became massively popular, but if you missed it you simply must watch it. It's going to be the film you show to anyone who hasn't seen a lot of Asian movies.
Genre: Crime/Drama/Mystery
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