I Saw the Devil (2010)

Original title

악마를 보았다

Directed by

Kim Ji-woon

Genre

action film, psychological thriller, crime film, splatter film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 21m

Rated

R

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 3,061 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A secret agent hunts down the serial killer who murdered his fiancee. His revenge becomes a prolonged cat and mouse game that tests both men to their limits.

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What happens

I Saw the Devil (Korean: 악마를 보았다) is a 2010 South Korean action thriller film directed by Kim Jee-woon and written by Park Hoon-jung. Starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik, the film follows NIS agent Kim Soo-hyun (Lee), who embarks on a quest for vengeance when his fiancée is brutally murdered by serial killer Jang Kyung-chul (Choi). I Saw the Devil marks Choi Min-sik's first major role since the changes to the Korean screen quota system. The film premiered in the United States at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited U.S. theatrical release, where it received generally favourable reviews from critics who praised its cinematography, cast performances and action sequences but criticized the graphic violence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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