Memories of Murder
Director: Bong Joon-ho Run Time: 131 min. Release Year: 2003 Language: Korean
Starring: Byun Hee-bong, Kim Roi-ha, Kim Sang-kyung, Song Jae-ho, Song Kang-ho
1986 Gyunggi Province. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered. Two months later, a series of rapes and murders commences under similar circumstances. And in a country that had never known such crimes, the dark whispers about a serial murderer grow louder. A special task force is set up in the area, with two local detectives Park Doo-Man and Jo Young-Goo joined by a detective from Seoul who requested to be assigned to the case.
*A post-screening discussion hosted by Sam Shapiro, Part-Time Lecturer in Film Studies at UNC-Charlotte will take place after the April 16th screening only.