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I Saw the Devil

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Original title

Angmareul boatda (I Saw The Devil)

Year

2010

Running time

144 min.

Country

South Korea

Director

Kim Jee-woon

Screenwriter

Park Hoon-jung

Cast

Music

Mowg

Cinematography

Lee Mo-gae

Producer

Peppermint & Company, Syz Entertainment

Genre

Thriller | Cop Movies. Crime. Serial Killers. Gore. Revenge

Synopsis

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even begin to imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have been chasing him for a long time, but unable to catch him. One day, Ju-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief, becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiancé Soo-hyun, a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He vows to do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get the monstrous and inhumane killer.

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Rankings Position

#26 Best Korean Movies of all time

Awards: 2010: San Sebastian: Nominated for Gold Shell

2010: Blue Dragon Film Awards (South Korea): 2 awards. 5 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"South Korea has cornered the market on twisted, ruthless revenge thrillers (...) but 'I Saw the Devil' is among the goriest and most emotionally disturbing."

Meagan Navarro: Bloody Disgusting
"Although the sequences grow somewhat repetitive in spite of their vicious escalation, and some of the details challenge believability, I Saw the Devil is a spectacle of substantial merit."

Marjorie Baumgarten: Austin Chronicle
"Kim Jee-woon is a born filmmaker, even if this script is unworthy of his efforts."

Mark Jenkins: Slant
"When it comes to bloody revenge movies, it's difficult to beat the South Koreans."

V.A. Musetto: New York Post
"A droll Nietzschean fable that's fully aware of its lapses into absurdity."

Jeannette Catsoulis: The New York Times
"Never good with nuance, Kim is a beast with disarming imagery but has few resonating ideas"

Michael Atkinson: Village Voice
"There's no shortage of Korean revenge-thrillers, but this, along with the recent The Man from Nowhere, proves there is plenty of life left in the genre (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Phelim O'Neill: The Guardian
"A remorseless catalogue of calculated violence, casual cannibalism and sexual sadism, this inflicts over two hours of suffering on the audience"

Nigel Floyd: Time Out

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Ranking Lists Position

5 My Favorite Korean Movies (165)
19 My Top 10 Movies from 2010 (207)
33 My Favorite Asian Movies (128)
79 The Most Unpleasant Movies I Have Ever Watched (18)

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