The Neighbors (2012)

Residents of a mansion live in fear when a young girl is murdered. They suspect their neighbor for the crime, and a battle erupts to protect the next victim.

Director:

Hwi Kim

Writers:

Pool Kang (comic story), Hwi Kim (screenplay)

Stars:

Yunjin Kim, Dong-seok Ma, Ho-jin Chun

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yunjin Kim	...	Song Kyung-Hee
Dong-seok Ma	...	Ahn Hyuk-Mo
Ho-jin Chun	...	Pyo Jong-Rok
Seong-gyoon Kim	...	Ryu Seung-Hyuk (as Sung-kyun Kim)
Sae-ron Kim	...	Yoo Soo-Yeon / Won Yeo-Seon
Ha-ryong Lim	...	Kim Sang-Young
Young-nam Jang	...	Ha Tae-Seon
Ji-han Do	...	Ahn Sang-Yoon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cha Hyeon-woo	...	Detective Lee
In-gi Jeong	...	Kim Hong-Jung
Jeong-tae Kim	...	Kim Jong-Guk (as Kim Jung Tae)

Storyline

On a raining evening, middle-school student Yeo-Seon (Kim Sae-Ron), resident of a middle-class apartment complex, walks home alone from the bus stop, but she doesn't make it home. 10 days later, her decapitated body is found in a red suitcase. Gyung-Hee (Kim Yunjin) is Yeo-Seon's stepmother. She carries tremendous guilt, because she did not pick her up stepdaughter on the evening that she was abducted. A few days later, Gyung-Hee is so startled, she falls to the floor in the parking lot of her apartment complex. A girl stands in front of her. The young girl's name is Soo-Yeo (Kim Sae-Ron) and she carries an uncanny resemblance to her murdered stepdaughter. Soo-Yeo also lives in the same apartment complex. Another 10 days later, the murderer has yet to be caught and he has killed again. Meanwhile, several people in the apartment complex begin to suspect one of their own residents, Seung-Hyuk (Kim Sung-Kyun), is the serial killer, but they keep it to themselves for various reasons. The ...

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

23 August 2012 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Ke Sát Nhân

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,128,082

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the web comic "Neighbor" by Kang Pool (published from June 2, 2008 - November 4, 2008 through portal site [Daum).

User Reviews

Good underlying message with thrill and fun.

I have also seen(read) the web comic which this film is based on. This film is a bit different in a way that it reveals who the murderer is from the beginning of the film. Although there isn't much time to build the characters up, each character is unique in his/her way (in other words, you won't have to worry about mixing up the characters). Actors and actresses did a fantastic job of acting out specific character. From times this film is very suspenseful, and in other instances, it is quite funny. This film has got me ponder about trust, and communications among people. Also, people are so hesitant about making the right decision. When someone's life is at stake, we must do everything to help. In common sense, it is right to notify the police when someone raises suspicion (of possible murder). There could have been a lot less victims had people taken actions. In conclusion, i recommend this film to everyone. It, however, would help making more sense if people read/see the web comic first.