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Zodiac
Why this pick
Like Memories of Murder, it turns a serial investigation into an unnerving portrait of institutional limits, obsessive detectives, and uncertainty that lingers long after the casework.
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MOVIE2003 2h 10m KOR
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
During the mid-1980s in South Korea, two small-town cops are forced to face the country’s first serial killer and a detective is called in from Seoul to help out soon. Shortly after arriving however, he quickly realizes that he is deeply out of his depth.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Song Kang-ho
Detective Park Doo-man
Kim Sang-kyung
Detective Seo Tae-yoon
Kim Roi-ha
Detective Cho Yong-koo
Jae-ho Song
Sergeant Shin Dong-chul
Byun Hee-Bong
Sergeant Koo Hee-bong
Seo-hie Ko
Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
No-Shik Park
Baek Gwang-ho
Jeon Mi-seon
Kwak Seol-young