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Decision to Leave ()

Heojil kyolshim (original title)
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A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 76 wins & 159 nominations.
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Song Seo-rae
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Jang Hae-joon
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Jeong-ahn
Park Yong-woo ...
Lim Ho-shin
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Soo-wan
Kim Shin-young ...
Yeon-soo
Yoo Seung-mok ...
Ki Do-soo
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Hong San-oh
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Cheol-seong
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Lee Ji-goo
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Lee June
Jung Young-sook ...
Granny Hae-dong
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Mee-jee
Jeong Ha-dam ...
Oh Ga-in
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Shaman
Joo In-Young ...
Caregiver company director

Directed by

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Park Chan-wook ... (directed by)

Written by

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Park Chan-wook ... ()
 
Chung Seo-kyung ... () (as CHUNG Seo-kyung)

Produced by

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Jisun Back ... co-producer (as BACK Jisun)
Park Chan-wook ... producer (as PARK Chan-wook)
Ko Dae-seok ... producer
Ko Dae-seok ... producer
Miky Lee ... executive producer

Music by

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Cho Young-wuk ... (as CHO Young-wuk)

Cinematography by

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Kim Ji-yong ... (as KIM Ji-yong)

Editing by

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Kim Sang-beom

Production Design by

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Ryu Seong-hie ... (as RYU Seong-hie)

Sound Department

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Eunjung Kim ... re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor
Kim Suk-won ... sound
David Mantecón ... spanish re-recording mixer (uncredited)

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Mi-Seon Baek ... vfx project manager: 4th Creative Party
Scott Seungje Lee ... visual effects supervisor
Scott Seungje Lee ... visual effects supervisor (as LEE Seung-jae)
So-myoung Park ... planning producer

Stunts

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Jin-geun Jeong ... stunts
Dong-ju Ji ... stunts
Hyeon-gu Kang ... stunt double: Park Hae-il / stunts
Kwi-deok Kwon ... stunts
Hwak-gwang Lee ... stunts
Kim Seong-Jong ... action choreographer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Heyjin Jun ... b camera

Music Department

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Nick Benoy ... protools operator
Sian Bolland ... production manager music
Fabian Brummel ... music assistant
Geert Callaert ... musician: piano
Shinji Hashimoto ... protools operator
Kevin Houben ... conductor
Patrick Lemmens ... score engineer & mixer
Tim Ouderits ... musician: percussion
Karen Peeters ... musician: harp
Mark Steylaerts ... orchestra contractor
Raphael Thone ... copyist
Bert Verschueren ... musician: guitar
Lei Wang ... concert master

Script and Continuity Department

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Jahye Lee ... script editor / script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Dong-ha Kim ... financier

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man's wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire. Written by Official Synopsis

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Taglines The closer you look, the harder you fall. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Decision to Leave (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Decision to Leave (Canada, English title)
  • Decision to Leave (Ireland, English title)
  • Decision to Leave (India, English title)
  • La decisión de partir (United States, Spanish title)
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Runtime
  • 139 min
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Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Director Park Chan-wook has mentioned that initially he didn't like the idea of using many text messages in the film. He even said that he considered making it a period piece, in order for the characters to write each other beautifully hand written letters instead of text messages on their phones. When he finally decided on a contemporary setting, when possible, he had the characters use a smart watch, voice recordings and translation apps instead of typing. See more »
Goofs At 1:10, there is a close up of Ki Do-soo's Rolex Day Date with perpetual movement. This is an automatic watch, with sweeping second hand, and yet it is show to 'tick' to the next minute, and the minute hand jumps. This is not how Rolex automatic movements work. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The AVATAR Disaster - Way of the Water and Avatar 13 years later (2022). See more »
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Quotes Seo-rae: The moment you said you loved me, your love is over. The moment your love ends, my love begins.
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