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I Saw the Devil is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Kim Jee-woon released in USA on 4 march 2011 with Lee Byung-hun
I Saw the Devil (2010)
악마를 보았다
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 4 march 2011
Length 2h21
Directed by Kim Jee-woon
OriginCoree du sud
Themes Serial killer films
Rating77%
I Saw the Devil (Hangul: 악마를 보았다; RR: Angmareul boatda) is a 2010 South Korean psychological thriller/horror film directed by Kim Jee-woon, written by Park Hoon-jung, and starring Choi Min-sik and Lee Byung-hun. The film introduces the character of NIS agent Soo-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), who embarks on a quest of revenge when his fiancée is brutally murdered by a psychopathic murderer, Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik). The line between good and evil begin to blur when the two play a dangerous game of cat and mouse. I Saw the Devil made its premiere in the United States at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited U.S theatrical release. The film was Choi Min-sik's first major role since the changes to the Korean screen quota system. It has received generally positive reviews with praise towards the acting, direction, cinematography and script.
Synopsis
School-bus driver Kyung-chul happens upon Joo-yun one snowy night and offers to help fix her flat tire. Kyung-chul kills her and scatters her body parts. When a boy discovers one of Joo-yun's ears, the police are called in under the command of Section Chief Oh and Squad Chief Jang, the latter of whom is the father of Joo-yun. Soo-hyun, a secret service agent of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and Joo-yun's fiancé, vows to track down and take vengeance on Joo-yun's murderer.Actors
Lee Byung-hun
(Kim Soo-hyeon)
Choi Min-sik
(Kyung-chul)
Chun Ho-jin
(Section Chief Oh, the leader of the police)
Kim Yoon-seo
(Se-yeon)
Yoon Seung-ah
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