Salinjaui gieokbeob (2017)

A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her psychotic boyfriend.

Director:

Shin-yeon Won

Writers:

Jo-yun Hwang, Young-ha Kim (novel)

Stars:

Kyung-gu Sol, Nam-gil Kim, Seol-Hyun Kim

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Cast

Credited cast:
Kyung-gu Sol	...	Byung-su
Nam-gil Kim	...	Tae-ju
Seol-Hyun Kim	...	Eun-hee
Dal-su Oh	...	An Byeong-man
Seok-jeong Hwang	...	Jo Yeon-joo
Hae-yeon Kil	...	Maria
Byung-joon Lee	...	Poetry Instructor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
In-Gum Jung	...	Kim Byeong-soo's father
Saeromi Lee	...	Cat woman
Ki-jun Shin	...	Kim Byeong-soo (teen)
Rin-Ah Shin	...	Eun-hee (child) (as Shin Rin-Ah)
Choi Yoo-Song	...	Byeong-soo's mother

Storyline

Former serial killer Byung-su gets diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The doctor tells him that it's due to the aftereffects from a traffic accident 17 years ago; the same accident that stopped him from his killings and allowed him to live a normal life with his dear daughter. So when a series of murders occurs near his town, Byung-su gets worried whether the killings are his doing during his memory lapses. But then he comes across Tae-ju and instinctively realizes that he is the serial killer. He reports this to the police, only to learn that Tae-ju is one. Byung-su tries to find firm evidence that Tae-ju is a psychopath, but only raises Tae-ju's interest in him and his daughter. And now with his memory slipping, Byung-su must find a way to protect his daughter from Tae-ju.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | dementia | car crash | dead body | memoir | 

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Taglines:

Memories can deceive you

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Wikipedia

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

8 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Murderer's Guide to Memorization

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,662,066 (South Korea), 10 September 2017, Wide Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,665, 10 September 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$91,335, 19 October 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Green Fish Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min 128 min (director's cut)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is based on a bestselling fiction book by author Young-ha Kim.

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Quotes

Byung-su: I regrettably can't kill any more.

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Crazy Credits

The title card of the film is shown in both Korean as well English.

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Alternate Versions

The director's cut version is 10 minutes longer than the film and even has a different ending than the theatrical version. The director's cut also has some extended action scenes and has been rated 18, the theatrical version has been rated 15.

User Reviews

Grabs You & Doesn't Let Go

I really enjoyed this film. I was struck with interest from the beginning and never lost interest. It is about a former serial killer who is diagnosed with dementia. He has the unfortunate coincidence of being in a fender bender with a man that he automatically senses to be an active serial killer. It isn't long before active serial killer takes notice of the elder man's daughter and a suspenseful struggle to keep his daughter safe, whilst losing his memory, ensues.

I thought this was a well rounded thriller. The acting, scripting a filming was all done well. I can't complain about much of anything other than wanting to know more of our elder killer's victims and wishing there would've been more to the ending. This is a solid movie though. Totally worth the watch.