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Heart Blackened

2017 · 125 min

A tense, brooding courtroom drama that keeps you leaning in, weighed down by a father's desperation and buried secrets.

Directed by
Jung Ji-woo
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Choi Min-sik, Park Shin-hye, Ryu Jun-yeol
Tagline
Must know what happened that day.
Overview
A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée. When all evidence points to her, he takes matters into to his own hands to save his daughter and outwit the judiciary system.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jung Ji-woo
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Choi Min-sik, Park Shin-hye, Ryu Jun-yeol
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • justice
  • mystery
  • deception
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
Jung Ji-woo
Written by
Jung Ji-woo
Starring
Choi Min-sik, Park Shin-hye, Ryu Jun-yeol, Lee Hanee, Lee Soo-kyung, Park Hae-joon, Cho Han-chul, Jang Won-hyung
Music
Yonrimog
Cinematography
Kim Tae-kyeong
Runtime
125 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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