Memories of Murder (2003, South Korea)
Original title: Salinui chueok
mystery moviespolice investigationserial killertrue crime stories
Running time: 130 minutes
Language: Korean
Memories of Murder 2003 South Korean mystery movie review
In 1986 in Gyunggi province of South Korea, police finds the body of a young woman raped and strangled in the ditch in the middle of rice fields. They start the routine investigation when a second body is found. The local police force is not prepared to deal with a serial killer, and an officer from Seoul joins the team. Together, they have to find the killer before he strikes again, which is going to be tricky, since the all the attacks take place in secluded places at night, so there is no chance of finding eyewitnesses. Once the pressure starts, the officers in charge of the investigation are more and more drawn to methods that are far from the police standards.
Based on the real events of serial killer case in South Korea in the 1980s, this film is the most gripping and crime movies in decades. Despite showing what seems to be a routing investigation, it keeps the viewers involved for the whole two hours. Great movie, far better than most of the European and American productions.
Can you solve a mystery like this one?
Our rating |
10 / 10 |
Movie value |
10 / 10 |
Realism factor |
5 / 5 |
Adventure factor |
5 / 5 |
Story complexity |
5 / 5 |
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Cast of Memories of Murder
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Memories of Murder trivia
The killer inentified
In 2019 the real Hwaseong Strangler was identified through DNA match as Lee Choon-jae, who was at that time serving life sentence for rape and murder of his sister-in-law. Later Lee confessed to murders and attacks on women in Hwaseong and nearby areas, however due to statute of limitations he could not be prosecuted for those crimes.
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