Perfect Number (2012)
- Original title
- 용의자X
- Directed by
- Bang Eun-jin
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 75 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mathematics teacher helps a woman cover up a murder she committed in self-defense. He creates an elaborate alibi to protect her, while a police detective investigates the case.
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What happens
Perfect Number (Korean: 용의자X; lit. 'Suspect X') is a 2012 South Korean mystery-drama film directed by Bang Eun-jin. Adapted from Keigo Higashino's novel The Devotion of Suspect X, it centers around a mild-mannered mathematics teacher (Ryoo Seung-bum) who plans the perfect alibi for the woman he secretly loves (Lee Yo-won) when she unexpectedly murders her abusive ex-husband. Cho Jin-woong received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 49th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2013. It was remade into the 2023 Indian film Jaane Jaan by Kross Pictures. Kolaigaran, another Indian film, was an unofficial remake of the film released in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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