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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A true-crime enthusiast, Dae-Man (Kwon Sang-Woo) and a Sr. Detective Noh (Sung Dong-Il) now demoted under his Jr. launches a joint murder investigation to help a mutual friend and detective, Joon-Soo (Park Hae-Joon) who is wrongfully charged with murder. The duo team finds out a series of murders taken place are related to the case and unraveling them they find the murders are done by 3-4 members to avenge their cheating wives. They were done by swapping targets ("exchange" murders) to avoid being a suspect and creating an airtight alibi.

02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Kwon Sang-woo

Kwon Sang-woo

Kang Dae-man

Sung Dong-il

Sung Dong-il

Noh Tae-soo

Park Hae-joon

Park Hae-joon

Joon-Soo