This is a true story... 1986 to 1991: in a small town outside Seoul over the course of six years 10 women are raped and murdered in a radius of just 2km. Against a backdrop of air raid drills and fear of invasion from the north South Korean society's first serial killer takes the lives of 10 victims ranging from a 71 year-old grandmother to a 13 year old schoolgirl. At a time in South Korea when a murder investigation only meant grilling those who knew the victim for these offic
Memories of Murder, is a film that will haunt the viewers memory. It tells the true story of a hunt for a serial killer from the cops point of view, set against a background of city versus country culture clash and the backward situation of crime investigation in the post war South. The director Jim-Ho bong quickly establishes, not only a climate of fear and apprehension, but also mistrust between the rival cops. In this engaging rivalry it is Kang-Ho Song who steals the picture as a country cop, completely out of his depth, whose short comings only start to dawn on him as his personal life becomes affected. Beautifully shot and poignant, this is a different slant on a well worn genre that benefits repeat viewing.
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South Korean crime thriller based on real events. In a small town outside Seoul, over the course of six years between 1986 and 1991, ten women were brutally raped and murdered within a 2-kilometre radius. The killer was indiscriminate in selecting his targets: the victims ranged from a 71-year-old grandmother to a 13-year-old schoolgirl. As time went on, the methods of the killer became bolder and more well-planned. Other than the victims, he left not a shred of evidence. Despite a police investigation involving over 300, 000 police officers and the interrogation of over 3, 000 suspects, no one was ever indicted for the crimes. The film, which has been compared to 'Silence of the Lambs' and 'Seven' for its powerful and unflinching depiction of a serial killer, has also been seen as a scathing political allegory for the state of Korea itself.
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