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    Memories of Murder

    Original title: Salinui chueok
    • 20032003
    • Not RatedNot Rated
    • 2h 12min
    IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    150K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
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    Salinui chueok (2003)
    The digitally remastered film will be in theaters nationwide October 19th and October 20th for a two night limited theatrical engagement in partnership with Fathom Events.
    Trailer2:02
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    CrimeDramaMystery

    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.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.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.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.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.

    • Director
      • Bong Joon Ho
    • Writers
      • Bong Joon Ho
      • Kwang-rim Kim(play)
      • Sung-bo Shim
    • Stars
      • Kang-ho Song
      • Kim Sang-kyung
      • Roe-ha Kim
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bong Joon Ho
    • Writers
      • Bong Joon Ho
      • Kwang-rim Kim(play)
      • Sung-bo Shim
    • Stars
      • Kang-ho Song
      • Kim Sang-kyung
      • Roe-ha Kim
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 309User reviews
    • 170Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • Top rated movie #175
    • Awards
      • 31 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos3

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:02
    Official Trailer
    Main trailer
    Trailer 2:07
    Main trailer
    Bong Joon-Ho – Making the Film You Want
    Clip 1:44
    Bong Joon-Ho – Making the Film You Want

    Photos141

    Kang-ho Song and Kim Sang-kyung in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Kang-ho Song and Kim Sang-kyung in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Salinui chueok (2003)
    Kang-ho Song and Kim Sang-kyung in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Woo Go-na in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Woo Go-na in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Woo Go-na in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Woo Go-na in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Woo Go-na in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Woo Go-na in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Woo Go-na in Salinui chueok (2003)
    Woo Go-na in Salinui chueok (2003)

    Top cast

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    Kang-ho Song
    Kang-ho Song
    • Detective Park Doo-manas Detective Park Doo-man
    Kim Sang-kyung
    Kim Sang-kyung
    • Detective Seo Tae-yoonas Detective Seo Tae-yoon
    Roe-ha Kim
    Roe-ha Kim
    • Detective Cho Yong-kooas Detective Cho Yong-koo
    Jae-ho Song
    Jae-ho Song
    • Sergeant Shin Dong-chulas Sergeant Shin Dong-chul
    Byun Hee-Bong
    Byun Hee-Bong
    • Sergeant Koo Hee-bongas Sergeant Koo Hee-bong
    • (as Hie-bong Byeon)
    Seo-hie Ko
    Seo-hie Ko
    • Officer Kwon Kwi-okas Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
    Tae-ho Ryu
    • Jo Byeong-soonas Jo Byeong-soon
    No-shik Park
    No-shik Park
    • Baek Gwang-hoas Baek Gwang-ho
    Park Hae-il
    Park Hae-il
    • Park Hyeon-gyuas Park Hyeon-gyu
    Mi-seon Jeon
    Mi-seon Jeon
    • Kwok Seol-yungas Kwok Seol-yung
    Young-hwa Seo
    Young-hwa Seo
    • Eon Deok-nyeoas Eon Deok-nyeo
    Woo Go-na
    • Kim So-hyeonas Kim So-hyeon
    Ok-joo Lee
    • Oh Nam-jooas Oh Nam-joo
    Jong-ryol Choi
    • Gwang-ho's fatheras Gwang-ho's father
    Seung-mok Yoo
    • Journalistas Journalist
    Hun-Kyung Lee
    • Park Yeong-jaas Park Yeong-ja
    Hyeon-jong Sin
    • Autopsy doctoras Autopsy doctor
    Jae-eung Lee
    • Boy in Opening Sceneas Boy in Opening Scene
    • Director
      • Bong Joon Ho
    • Writers
      • Bong Joon Ho
      • Kwang-rim Kim(play)
      • Sung-bo Shim
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    Storyline

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    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, without any practical result. The Detective Seo Tae-Yoon from Seoul comes to the country to help the investigations and is convinced that a serial-killer is killing the women. When a third woman is found dead in the same "modus-operandi", the detectives find leads of the assassin. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    neo noirserial killerbased on true story1980santi hero76 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • 1986 in a small town...for two detectives, everything was new.
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Beginning in June 2000, it took Bong Joon Ho a year to write the script for Salinui chueok (2003), yet he has stated that: "For the first six months, I didn't write a line of the script. I just did research."
    • Goofs
      When Detective Seo Tae-Yoon's gun is tossed away from his hands by Park Hyeon-gyu, the gun is seen landing to the left of the train tracks from the camera's point of view. Moments later, when the detective returns to pick it up, the gun is seen lying on the train tracks itself.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Detective Park Doo-Man: Did you see his face?

      [Girl Nods]

      Detective Park Doo-Man: What did he look like?

      Schoolgirl: Well... kind of plain.

      Detective Park Doo-Man: In what way?

      Schoolgirl: Just... ordinary

    • Alternate versions
      The British DVD by Optimum Releasing has 5 minutes cut omitting the whole part of the film between the release of the last suspect and Detective Seo Tae-Yoon shadowing him. Therefore important scenes for the development of the story are missing, such as when the detectives are informed about the possibility of a DNA analysis of sperm found on one of the victim's clothes and that the sample has to be sent abroad because the required equipment is not in Korea. Also missing is the sequence where Detective Cho Yong-koo loses his leg and a scene with Kwok Seol-yung asking Detective Park Doo-Man to quit the police.
    • Connections
      Featured in Anasuya (2007)

    User reviews309

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Jarringly disturbing and haunting film
    I have long since heard of the excellence of this korean movie on koreanfilm.org, but it was only after reading the review in detail and realizing that the score was written by Taro Ishiwaro ( a well known Japanese musician who also wrote scores for Shohei Imamura and Japanese TV serials, including The Inanimate World ), and that the DOP was Kim Hyung-gu (who also shot Musa, One Fine Spring Day and Chen Kaige's Together) that it stumped on me I was indeed missing a masterpiece.

    And a masterpiece it is, one deeply haunting and disturbing asian crime thriller. The mood invoked during the last few minutes of the film is something you would probably never forget.

    Watch this film not only for its cinematic brilliance, but also because of the mezmerising score written by Taro Ishiwaro, track no 29 on the OST the favourite on my list.
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    • Feb 21, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 2003 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Qotillik xotiralari
    • Filming locations
      • South Korea
    • Production companies
      • CJ Entertainment
      • Muhan Investment
      • Sidus
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,357
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,487
      • Jul 17, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,162,593
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 12min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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