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Memories of Murder (2003)

May 29, 2024 • Gavin Wilton, Tom Brady, Rory Moore • Season 1 • Episode 5

A chilling dramatisation of the hunt for a serial killer under an incompetent military dictatorship in 1980s South Korea.

Bong Joon Ho's directorial masterclass Memories of Murder showcases the personal and societal changes that take place around the constant threat of a murderer that gripped the country, and rendered the police impotent in their efforts to apprehend him.

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