Memories of murder = / / Neon and CJ Entertainment present ; a Sidus production ; directed by Bong Joon-ho ; story by Kim Gwuang-rim ; screenplay written by Bong Joon-ho, Shim Sung-bo ; produced by Tcha Sung-jai, Noh Jung-yun, Kim Moo-ryung.
Edition:
Director-approved two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on a true story. Wide screen (1.85:1). Special features: Two 2009 commentaries; new program featuring Guillermo del Toro; new interview with Bong; documentary from 2004 on the making of the film; deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Bong; new program about the use of sound in Bong's work; Incoherence, a 1994 student film; teaser, trailer, and TV spot; essay by Ed Park. Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Park Hae-il, Kim Roe-ha, Jae-ho Song, and others. Originally produced as a Korean motion picture in 2003.
Summary:
Based on the true story of a string of serial killings that rocked a rural community in the 1980s, a local officer reluctantly joins forces with a seasoned Seoul detective to investigate the crimes, leading each man on a wrenching, yearslong odyssey of failure and frustration that will drive him to the existential edge.
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