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Memories of Murder (Korean: 살인의 추억) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo, and based on the 1996 play Come to See Me by Kim Kwang-rim. It stars Song Kang-ho and Kim Sang-kyung.
May 2, 2003 · Memories of Murder: Directed by Bong Joon Ho. With Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Roe-ha, Song Jae-ho. In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Bong Joon Ho
- 2003-05-02
May 2, 2003 · In 1986, Park (Song Kang-ho) and Cho (Kim Roi-ha) are two simple-minded detectives assigned to a double murder investigation in a South Korean province. But when the murderer strikes several...
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- Song Kang-Ho
- Bong Joon Ho
- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
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Summaries. In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit. 1986. In a rural district of South Korea, two women have been recently raped and murdered. Working on the case are detectives Park Doo-man and Cho Yong-koo.
- Memories of Murder (2003) is based on what director Bong Joon Ho has described as “the first real case of serial murder in Korea”: between 1986 and 1991, the rural area of Hwaseong was terrorized by the killings of ten women.
- Although it’s not a direct adaptation, a significant model for the film was a 1996 play called Come to See Me, by Kim Gwang Rim (who is credited with Memories’ “original story”).
- Because the real-life murders had not been solved by the time he was undertaking to make the film, Bong was flummoxed by the challenge of telling a story with no definite conclusion.
- Bong wanted to accentuate the somber mood of the film by maintaining a costume and set-dressing palette that was devoid of most primary colors (aside from the occasional red, as with the clothing of the initial victims).
May 2, 2003 · Reviews: 9 users. In 1986, in the province of Gyunggi, in South Korea, a second 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 brutal and stupid local detectives without any technique, investigate the murder using brutality and torturing the suspects ...
Memories of Murder. Based on the shocking true story, Oscar® winner Bong Joon Ho's first masterpiece follows three detectives as they try to unlock the violent mind of a relentless serial killer. 2,661 IMDb 8.1 2 h 11 min 2003. 16+. Suspense · Drama · Compelling · Harrowing. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details.
