Memories of Murder
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.
Critics Sentiment
Park learns ordinary-looking man visited first crime scene
Cho beats mentally handicapped Baek into false confession
The film rises from its lowest point during the brutal interrogation scenes to its haunting, acclaimed finale.
Memories of Murder builds steadily from darkly comic police incompetence to devastating emotional weight. While some reviewers found the early tone too comedic for the serious subject matter, most praised Bong Joon-ho's masterful blend of genres and the film's haunting, unresolved conclusion. The final act, particularly the inconclusive DNA results and Park's chilling realization, earned universal critical acclaim as a disturbing masterpiece.
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Song Kang-ho
Detective Park Doo-man
Kim Sang-kyung
Detective Seo Tae-yoon
Kim Roi-ha
Detective Cho Yong-koo
Song Jae-ho
Sergeant Shin Dong-chul
Byun Hee-bong
Sergeant Koo Hee-bong
Go Seo-hee
Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
Ryu Tae-ho
Jo Byung-soon
Park No-shik
Baek Kwang-ho
Park Hae-il
Park Hyeon-gyu
Jeon Mi-seon
Kwok Seol-yung
Seo Young-hwa
Woman from Hill
Woo Go-na
Kim So-hyun
Choi Jong-ryul
Kwang-ho's Father
Yoo Seung-mok
Journalist
Shin Hyeon-jong
Autopsy
Jung In-sun
Little Girl
Lee Jae-eung
Little Boy
Kwon Byung-gil
Doctor Noh
Park Hyun-young
School Nurse
Yoon Ga-hyun
Shaman
Crew
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