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Decision to Leave

- The closer you look, the harder you fall.

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

Release Date : 2022-06-29

Language :MandarinEnglishKorean

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Moho FilmCJ ENM

Production Country : South Korea

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Song Seo-rae

Original Name : 湯唯

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jang Hae-joon

Original Name : 박해일

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeong-ahn

Original Name : 이정현

Gender : Female

Character Name : Soo-wan

Original Name : 고경표

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lim Ho-shin

Original Name : 박용우

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yeon-su

Original Name : 김신영

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ki Do-soo

Original Name : 유승목

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mi-ji

Original Name : 정이서

Gender : Female

Character Name : Monday Granny

Original Name : 정영숙

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lee Ji-goo

Original Name : 이학주

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hong San-oh

Original Name : 박정민

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oh Ga-in

Original Name : 정하담

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cheol-seong

Original Name : 서현우

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant Manager Lee

Original Name : 유태오

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mountain Lifeguard

Original Name : 신안진

Gender : Male

Character Name : ER Doctor

Original Name : Kim Do-yeon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shaman

Original Name : 고민시

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Ryu

Original Name : 차서원

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caregiver Manager

Original Name : 주인영

Gender : Female

Character Name : Seo-rae's Mother

Original Name : Choi Sun-ja

Gender : Female

Character Name : Homicide Detective

Original Name : 안진상

Gender : Male

Character Name : Director of Judging

Original Name : Jin Yong-uk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sleep Doctor

Original Name : 최대훈

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madam Soft-shelled Turtle

Original Name : 김미화

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ji-min

Original Name : 곽은진

Gender : Female

Character Name : Go-bin

Original Name : 안성봉

Gender : Male

Character Name : Friday Granny

Original Name : 이용녀

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jang Ha-ju

Original Name : Hwang Jae-won

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gye Bong-seok

Original Name : Shon Gwan-ho

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer

Original Name : Jung Hyuk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief of Police

Original Name : Yoon Sung-won

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yi-po Detective 1

Original Name : Kim Sung-gon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yi-po Detective 2

Original Name : Moon Soon-ju

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cheol-seong's Mother

Original Name : Kim Gwi-rye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ji-hyeok

Original Name : Han Hyeon-jik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witness Couple

Original Name : Kim Do-dam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Witness Couple

Original Name : Han Seo-wool

Gender : Female

Character Name : Power Plant Worker 1

Original Name : Moon Jung-dae

Gender : Male

Character Name : Power Plant Worker 2

Original Name : Yoo In-hye

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Inspector

Original Name : Kwon Hyuk

Gender : Male

Character Name : APT Woman 1

Original Name : 이지하

Gender : Female

Character Name : APT Woman 2

Original Name : 전성애

Gender : Female

Character Name : Translation App (voice)

Original Name : Kim Gook-jin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Translation App (voice)

Original Name : Kim Sang-hyun

Gender : Female

Character Name : Soft-shelled Turtle Thief 1

Original Name : Cha Sang-do

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soft-shelled Turtle Thief 2

Original Name : Kang Gyeong-su

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 정소리

Gender : Female

Reviews

badelf

@badelf

2022-09-28

Based on the pacing and acting, this should be a top-tier movie, but I found it difficult to watch because of the cruddy subtitles I had.

Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

2022-10-23

MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/other-films-watched-lff-2022 "Decision to Leave is far from Park Chan-wook's best works, but it's still an intriguing, layered story about obsession and "forbidden love". It captures the viewer's full attention during the engaging first part, where the central theme and the respective romance appear to be in sync. However, momentum is lost with the repetitive, lengthy second half in which the same narrative points are approached without the same impact. Surprising humor provides a good balance, but it strangely ceases to be used after a certain point." Rating: B-

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-10-30

When a man is found at the base of a mountain with his skull crushed, it looks like he slipped, or did he commit suicide, or was he pushed? Well it falls to detectives "Jang Hae-joon" (Park Hae-il) and his young sidekick "Soo-wan" (Go Kyung-Po) to get to the bottom of it. They are suspicious enough, but the only realistic suspect is his younger widow "Song Seo-rae" (Tang Wei) - but she has an alibi. She looks after ageing grannies and they swear that she is the milk of human kindness. Gradually, the older policeman begins to obsess a little about her. He stakes out her apartment at all hours, follows her - and she knows it too. Is she playing with him? Toying with him? Skip forwards a few years and he and his wife are in a market where they encounter "Seo-rae" and her brand new husband - a man on the run from folks he owes a great deal of money to. An embarrassed exchange follows before they leave, only for the officer to discover a few days later that there is a corpse in swimming pool and yep, it is that of her new husband. Is she a serial killer? Is she completely innocent? The inspector is convinced she is behind it, but he cannot prove it and his personal and increasingly destructive fascination with the woman, along with her own considerable skills at deception and manipulation lead us to a denouement that, well, certainly surprises. The acting here is strong, especially the young Tang We; there is some humour and we are also given a few clues, ourselves, as to just what might have happened - and whether or not she might be (or not) the perpetrator - there are red herrings a-plenty here. Jung Young Sook offers quite a charming contribution as the ageing and ostensibly corroborating granny "Hae-dong" too. The plot has loads of twists and turns, and essentially offers us two stories rolled into one. It's quirkily entertaining - and we are never quite sure! I really enjoyed this.

pimpskitters

@pimpskitters

2024-01-07

Decision to leave looks great. The way the camera moves, the layout of the scenes and the staging of it all, great. But, its a bit plodding, and I didn't quite understand the character motivations. I partly wonder if im at a loss of understanding the korean/chinese ethno-nationalist relationship, since it seemed to play into it all, but overall I didn't see what was so overwhelming about the Chinese girl that the Korean detective was obsessing over.