The Chaser (2008)

Original title

추격자

Directed by

Na Hong-jin

Cast

Zhu Yu Chen, Li Xiao Ran, Yu Xiao Wei

Genre

action film, crime thriller film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 1,547 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former detective turned pimp realizes one of his sex workers has gone missing. He sets out to find her and discovers she was last seen with a customer who is a serial killer.

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What happens

The Chaser (Korean: 추격자) is a 2008 South Korean action thriller film starring Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jung-woo. It was directed by Na Hong-jin in his directorial debut. Inspired by real-life Korean serial killer Yoo Young-chul, certain scenes were shot on location around Mangwon-dong in the Mapo District, Seoul. Labeling it a "thrilling and inventive action movie", American entertainment publication Collider has considered it one of the most disturbing South Korean films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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