Phantom Detective (2016)
- Original title
- 탐정 홍길동: 사라진 마을
- Directed by
- Jo Sung-hee
- Genre
- action film, crime film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 06m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 66 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 private detective with a dark past investigates a mysterious village where people have gone missing. He uncovers a conspiracy involving a powerful corporation and a secret organization.
fast-pacedstylishgrittymysteriousaction-packedtensevisually dark
What happens
Phantom Detective (Korean: 탐정 홍길동: 사라진 마을; lit. 'Detective Hong Gil-Dong: Disappeared Village') is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed and written by Jo Sung-hee. Its central protagonist is a modern iteration of the classic Korean folk hero Hong Gildong. It was released in South Korea on May 4, 2016. It was released in U.S. and Canada on 20 May 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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