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Innocent Witness

2019 · 129 min

A sincere, slow-building courtroom drama that balances quiet tension with gentle warmth, anchored by a tender central relationship.

Directed by
Lee Han
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jung Woo-sung, Kim Hyang-gi, Lee Kyoo-hyung
Tagline
I want to be the witness to let people know the truth.
Overview
An old man is found dead, and his housekeeper is charged with the murder. Her defense attorney is surprised to learn the only witness to the crime is a teenage girl with autism.

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Directed by
Lee Han
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jung Woo-sung, Kim Hyang-gi, Lee Kyoo-hyung
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • morality
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • 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
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lee Han
Written by
Lee Han, Moon Ji-won
Starring
Jung Woo-sung, Kim Hyang-gi, Lee Kyoo-hyung, Jang Young-nam, Yeom Hye-ran, Jung Won-joong, Park Keun-hyong, Kim Jong-soo
Music
Cho Young-wuk
Cinematography
Lee Tae-yoon
Runtime
129 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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