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I Saw the Devil

- Abandon all compassion.

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.

Release Date : 2010-08-12

Language :Korean

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Softbank VenturesPeppermint & CompanySiz EntertainmentFinecutMichigan Venture CapitalShowboxCJ Venture Investment

Production Country : South Korea

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Lee Byung-hun

Character Name : Kim Soo-hyeon

Original Name : 이병헌

Gender : Male

Choi Min-sik

Character Name : Kyung-chul

Original Name : 최민식

Gender : Male

Jeon Kuk-hwan

Character Name : Squad Chief Jang

Original Name : 전국환

Gender : Male

Cheon Ho-jin

Character Name : Section Chief Oh

Original Name : 천호진

Gender : Male

Oh San-ha

Character Name : Joo-yeon

Original Name : 오산하

Gender : Female

Kim Yoon-seo

Character Name : Se-yeon

Original Name : 김윤서

Gender : Female

Nam Bo-ra

Character Name : Section Chief's Daughter

Original Name : 남보라

Gender : Female

Lee Jun-hyuk

Character Name : NIS Agent

Original Name : 이준혁

Gender : Male

Yoon Chae-yeong

Character Name : Nurse Han Song-i

Original Name : 윤채영

Gender : Female

Choi Moo-seong

Character Name : Tae-joo

Original Name : 최무성

Gender : Male

Kim In-seo

Character Name : Se-jung

Original Name : Kim In-seo

Gender : Female

Kim Kap-soo

Character Name : Planning Team Deputy Head

Original Name : 김갑수

Gender : Male

Um Tae-goo

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Um Tae-goo

Gender : Male

Choi Jin-ho

Character Name : Planning Director

Original Name : 최진호

Gender : Male

Mi-nam Jeong

Character Name : Gangster in Taxi

Original Name : Mi-nam Jeong

Gender : Male

Jo Deok-jae

Character Name : Detective Kang

Original Name : Jo Deok-jae

Gender : Male

Jang Jeong-won

Character Name : Kyung-chul's Son

Original Name : Jang Jeong-won

Gender : Male

Park Seo-yeon

Character Name : Woman at Pension

Original Name : 박서연

Gender : Female

Lee Seol-gu

Character Name : Gangster in Taxi

Original Name : Lee Seol-gu

Gender : Male

Kim Yeong-chan

Character Name : Young Pharmacist

Original Name : Kim Yeong-chan

Gender : Male

Goo Yong-wan

Character Name : Corporal

Original Name : Goo Yong-wan

Gender : Male

Kim Dae-hye

Character Name : Hospital Worker

Original Name : Kim Dae-hye

Gender : Male

Kim Jae-geon

Character Name : Old Doctor

Original Name : Kim Jae-geon

Gender : Male

Park Ji-yeon

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Park Ji-yeon

Gender : Female

Son Young-soon

Character Name : Kyung-chul's Mother

Original Name : 손영순

Gender : Female

Nam Hyeon-joo

Character Name : Section Chief Oh's Wife

Original Name : Nam Hyeon-joo

Gender : Male

Han Chul-woo

Character Name : Detective Park

Original Name : Han Chul-woo

Gender : Male

Sin Jeong-hoon

Character Name : Policeman at Stream

Original Name : Sin Jeong-hoon

Gender : Male

Han Se-joo

Character Name : Woman on Bus

Original Name : Han Se-joo

Gender : Male

Park Jeong-gi

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Park Jeong-gi

Gender : Male

Jo Myeong-yeon

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Jo Myeong-yeon

Gender : Male

Kim Bong-soo

Character Name : Kyung-chul's Father

Original Name : Kim Bong-soo

Gender : Male

Kim Kang-il

Character Name : Park Han-gi

Original Name : 김강일

Gender : Male

Sin Sin-Beom

Character Name : Old Pharmacist

Original Name : Sin Sin-Beom

Gender : Male

Seol Chang-hee

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : 설창희

Gender : Male

Yoon Byung-hee

Character Name : Jang-goo

Original Name : 윤병희

Gender : Male

Jung Tae-sung

Character Name : Hotel Agent

Original Name : Jung Tae-sung

Gender : Male

Jang In-seo

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Jang In-seo

Gender : Male

Reviews

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LastCaress1972

@LastCaress1972

2021-06-23

Brutal South Korean film about a serial rapist/killer (Min-sik Choi, Oldboy) who picks on the wrong girl when he kills and chops up the pregnant fiancee of a government secret agent (Byung-hun Lee, A Bittersweet Life, The Good, The Bad, The Weird) who proceeds to track him down, beat him to a pulp, place a tracking device on him, give him some money and release him. The idea being that he wants the killer to suffer and suffer and suffer, again and again, until his fear is as great as that of his victims, before he kills him. I Saw The Devil is not without its faults; at almost two-and-a-half hours, it's too long, the brutal nature of the characters threatens to slide into absurdity especially when our killer takes refuge with a cannibalistic mate who doesn't mind his wife being raped (she doesn't mind, either; I guess your standards slip when your old man eats people for shits & giggles), and the concept of getting this serial rapist/killer to a point of sheer terror, like his victims - is flawed; this guy, as played by Min-sik Choi, is NEVER going to feel any fear. And so it is, by the end, rendering the whole catch/release premise redundant. That said, it's gripping, it's tense throughout much of the runtime, the lead performances are superb, it's astonishingly violent and gory, but it's meted out just right; more Seven than Saw, and it is photographed exquisitely. A serial killer movie bordering on torture porn, set in Korea in the snow, shouldn't logically have a colour palette this vivid, but every frame is just beautiful.