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The Culprit

2019 · 100 min

A slow, uneasy plunge into doubt and grief, where every clue tightens the knot of suspicion and trust erodes quietly.

Tagline
After his wife was killed, he began doubting everything
Overview
Someone brutally murders Young-hoon’s wife. A hair sample was found on his wife’s body and the detectives use it to trace it back to his friend Joon-sung and locks him up. Seemingly becoming a murder’s wife overnight, Da-yeon asks Young-hoon to testify on his behalf but when he doesn’t show up for the trial, she goes to visit him at his house.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • mystery
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
thriller, mystery, crime
Directed by
Koh Jung-wook
Written by
Koh Jung-wook
Starring
Song Sae-byuk, Yu Seon, Jang Hyuk-jin, Oh Min-suk, Han Soo-yeon, Jung Hae-kyun, Lee Soi, Woo Mi-hwa
Music
Jeong Yong-jin
Cinematography
Kim Dong-cheon
Runtime
100 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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