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Memories of Murder
A pair of detectives clash trying to solve the brutal murder of two women, in Bong Joon-ho’s masterful blend of true crime and dark social satire.
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Overview
In 1986 in a small town in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, Detective Park Doo-man (Kang-ho Song) and his partner, Detective Cho Yong-koo (Roe-ha Kim), investigate the brutal rape and murder of two women, whose bodies have been discovered in a ditch. They are aided in their investigation by Seoul detective Seo Tae-yoon (Sang-Kyung Kim), whose methods clash with Park's. When a third body is discovered, it becomes apparent they have a serial killer on their hands.
strong gory images, references to sexual violence, language, sex references
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