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

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)

Trailer

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