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The Neighbors (2012)

The Neighbors poster
Original title
이웃사람
Directed by
Hwi Kim
Genre
crime thriller film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
19
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 102 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Residents of an apartment building start to suspect that one of their neighbors is a serial killer who murdered a family's daughter. The victim's stepmother investigates, and the killer then targets another young girl.

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What happens

The Neighbors (Korean: 이웃사람; also known as My Neighbor) is a 2012 South Korea mystery thriller film starring Kim Yunjin in the lead role. In the film, residents of an apartment building suspect that one of their neighbors may be a serial killer responsible for the murder of a residing family's daughter. As the victim's stepmother investigates, the killer begins to target another young girl. Based on Kang Full's eponymous webtoon, the film sold over 2.43 million tickets, becoming the highest grossing film among the movie adaptations of Kang Full's works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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