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The Scent (2012)

The Scent poster
Original title
간기남
Directed by
Kim Hyeong-jun
Genre
comedy film, mystery film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
18
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective who handles adultery cases finds himself framed for a double murder. He must clear his name with the help of the only witness who is also the victim's wife.

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What happens

The Scent (Korean: 간통을 기다리는 남자; RR: Gantongeul gidarineun namja; lit. 'Man Who Waits for Adultery'; also shortened to 간기남; ganginam) is a 2012 South Korean comedy-thriller film starring Park Hee-soon and Park Si-yeon. Kang Seon-woo is a detective specializing in adultery cases. One day, he investigates the scene of an incident only to find two dead bodies. The only witness is Kim Soo-jin, the dead man's wife. Seon-woo inadvertently become a primary suspect and struggles to prove his innocence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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