Voice of a Murderer
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Current user rating: 80/100 (15 votes)
Profile
- Movie: Voice of a Murderer
- Hangul: 그놈 목소리
- Revised romanization: Geu nom moksori
- Director: Park Jin-Pyo
- Writer: Park Jin-Pyo
- Producer: Kim Joo-Sung
- Cinematographer: Wu-hyeong Kim
- Release Date: February 01, 2007 (South Korea)
- Runtime: 122 min.
- Production Budget: US$ 4.5M
- Distributor: CJ Entertainment
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
One day, the only son of famous news anchor, HAN Kyung-bae, disappeared without a trace. Soon, the kidnapper calls the nine-year-old boy’s mother, OH Jisun, demanding $100,000 as ransom. The police assign veteran detective KIM Wook-jung to the case and assemble a top-notch task force under his command. However, the kidnapper constantly outwits the police traps and keeps calling the parents with yet another instruction for the money drop. The only clue the police and the parents have is the kidnapper’s voice recorded on the tape; his cultured, but emotionless voice, which often gives anyone who listens goose bumps. The parents become restless and angry as days turns into weeks, and one day, when the kidnapper calls HAN Kyung-bae with another set of instructions, he turns the situation completely around and demands a direct confrontation. He starts giving instructions to the kidnapper, and…
Notes
- Based on the true story of the infamous Apkujeong kidnapping and murder of 9 year old Hyung-ho Lee, which began on January 29th, 1991. 44 days later, the body of the boy was discovered in the sewers of the Han River. In the process the perpetrator called the parents numerous times. The murder was never solved and is now closed, due to the case passing the statue of limitations in Korea (15 years).
Cast
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| Sol Kyung-Gu | Kim Nam-Joo | Kim Yeong-Cheol | Song Young-Chang | Ko Su-Hee |
| Han Kyung-bae | Oh Ji-sun | Kim Ok-Jung | Captain No | Cha Su-Hee |
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| Kim Kwang-Kyu | Choi Jung-Yoon | Na Moon-Hee | Yoon Je-Moon | Gang Dong-Won |
| chief detective | TV announcer | Kyung-bae'S mother | priest | murderer |
Additional Cast Members:
- Park Jin-Woo - Det. Park
- Kim Ik-Tae - police chief
- Jang Won-Yeong - Dr. Choi
- Choi Sung-Ho
- Lee Hyeong-Cheol
- Jeon Hye-Jin
- Choi Jong-Ryul
- Lim Jong-Yun
- Jeong Dae-Yong
- Jo Seok-Hyeon - Det. Jo
- Kim Young-Pil - Han In-Suk
- Park Hyun-Young - police office Yeo
- Hong Suk-Youn - stamp (seal) shop owner
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Film Festivals
- 2008 (12th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 3rd-21st * North American Premiere
yogessegoy Says:
Nov 01 2011 4:00 am
honestly the one and a half of movie is good...in my view the director made a blunder in the climax...
Luisa Says:
Jun 21 2009 7:36 pm
Very nice movie, although it was scary, but it make us realize things that really happen around us, and we never want that to be happen to anyone.
khmerbird Says:
Dec 27 2008 12:17 pm
i just watched the film, it's a good movie to share a sad and experience of the kidnapping. the movie was well made and express in a certain way. cool one.