During the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea attempt to solve a series of gruesome rape-and-murders of young women that leave the community terrified using limited resources and outdated methods. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country's first documented serial killer. They then attempt to piece together the clues in this thriller based on true events.
Cast and Crew
Song Kang-ho
Detective Park Doo-man
Kim Sang-kyung
Detective Seo Tae-yoon
Kim Roi-ha
Detective Cho Yong-koo
Song Jae-ho
Sergeant Shin Dong-chul
Byun Hee-bong
Sergeant Koo Hee-bong
Go Seo-hee
Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
Ryu Tae-ho
Jo Byung-soon
Park No-shik
Baek Kwang-ho
Park Hae-il
Park Hyeon-gyu
Jeon Mi-seon
Kwok Seol-yung
Seo Young-hwa
Woman from Hill
Woo Go-na
Kim So-hyun
Choi Jong-ryul
Kwang-ho's Father
Yoo Seung-mok
Journalist
Shin Hyeon-jong
Autopsy
Jung In-sun
Little Girl
Lee Jae-eung
Little Boy
Kwon Byung-gil
Doctor Noh
Park Hyun-young
School Nurse
Yoon Ga-hyun
Shaman
Kwon Hyeok-pung
Investigator at So-hyun's Crime Scene
Jo Deok-jae
Investigator at So-hyun's Crime Scene
Jo Moon-ee
Pharmacist
Baek Bong-ki
Cop Dressed as Woman
Kim Joo-ryoung
Nurse
Yeom Hye-ran
So-hyun's Mother
Park Jin-woo
Broadcast Station AD
Lee Dong-yong
Suspect
Oh Yong
Cop (uncredited)
Son Jin-hwan
Fellow Detective
Park Tae-kyeong
Fellow Detective
Son Kang-gook
Fellow Detective
Son Jin-ho
Fellow Detective
Shin Un-seop
Rapist
Ha-kyeong Kim
Lee Hyang-suk
Lee Da-il
Student
Shim Sung-bo
Photojournalist
Lee Kang-san
Boiler Kim
Lee In-hui
Cement factory worker
Seong Jeong-seon
Park Hyeon-gyu's Landlord
Yoo In-soo
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