A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
"The worst of them will stay with you... forever."
Top Billed Cast
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
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
M MichaelVerified TMDB Critic
2022-12-28
Doch eines ist sicher, alle die sich auf das koreanische Kino einlassen können werden bei „Memories of a Murder“ mit einem Film belohnt, der nachwirkt, der nach dem Abspann nicht nur ein weiterer gesehener Film ist. Man liest es vielleicht aus dieser Rezension raus, dass „Memories of a Murder“ überzeugen konnte und genau deswegen sollte auch klar sein, was Ihr nun tun solltet. Genau! Schaut Euch „Memories of a Murder“ an. Überzeugt Euch selbst davon, wie vielschichtig und spannend dieser Film ist. Fiebert selbst mit den Ermittlern mit und rätselt wer die Taten begangen hat. „...
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2023-09-03
This is cracking serial killer drama from Bong Joon Ho - with some superb performances - that tracks a police investigation trying almost every technique known to man to trace a rapist/murderer who is terrorising young women (especially if it is raining and if they are wearing red). Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim and Roe-ha Kim don't exactly see eye to eye as they set about their task, adopting some scientific and not-so scientific approaches to their detection. The stylish and witty writing allows the characters to develop at a slow, but steady and interesting pace - using humour, pathos and vi...
B badelfVerified TMDB Critic
2026-07-07
Summary: 10/10: one of the greatest crime films of the 21st century, a perfect marriage of Bong's satirical instincts and his capacity for devastating emotional truth.
This is a great mystery film featuring comically inept police detectives, and it stands as one of the best Korean films of all time. (The other top contender is probably Parasite, also by Bong Joon-ho.) This is a must-see for any cinephile. The script and the direction are perfect.
The story is based loosely on the Hwaseong serial murders, one of South Korea's first real serial killer cases. The crimes went unsolved for mo...
