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Memories of Murder

Movie·2003·Crime, Drama, Thriller·2h 11m·8.1 (4,619)·Directed by Bong Joon Ho

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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.

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Song Kang-hoSong Kang-hoDetective Park Doo-manKim Sang-kyungKim Sang-kyungDetective Seo Tae-yoonKim Roi-haKim Roi-haDetective Cho Yong-kooSong Jae-hoSong Jae-hoSergeant Shin Dong-chulByun Hee-bongByun Hee-bongSergeant Koo Hee-bongGo Seo-heeGo Seo-heeOfficer Kwon Kwi-okRyu Tae-hoRyu Tae-hoJo Byung-soonPark No-shikPark No-shikBaek Kwang-ho

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