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New Trial

2017 · 119 min

A sober, slow-building fight against a wrongful conviction that keeps you quietly rooting for justice.

Tagline
10 years behind bars, the only chance to find the truth.
Overview
A taxi driver is found dead, and Hyun-woo, the only witness, charged with a murder and serves 10 years in prison. While offering pro bono services, a lawyer Junyoung meets Hyun-woo, and they begin their journey to prove his innocence.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Kim Tae-yun
Written by
Kim Tae-yun
Starring
Jung Woo, Kang Ha-neul, Kim Hae-sook, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Kyung-young, Han Jae-yeong, Kim So-jin, Min Jin-woong
Cinematography
Kim Il-yeon
Runtime
119 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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