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I Saw the Devil

"Abandon all compassion."

2010-08-12 Thriller 2hr 24m

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.

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Storyline

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.

  • Released
    2010-08-12
  • Revenue
    $12,966,357
  • Budget
    $6,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 24m
  • Genre
    Thriller, Horror
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    한국어/조선말
  • imdb-logo
    7.8
  • Production
    Softbank Ventures, Peppermint & Company, Siz Entertainment, Finecut, Michigan Venture Capital, Showbox, CJ Venture Investment

Crew

Kim Jee-woon
Director
Park Hoon-jung
Screenplay
Kim Jae-young
Producer

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Cast

Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

Kim Soo-hyeon
Choi Min-sik

Choi Min-sik

Kyung-chul
Jeon Kuk-hwan

Jeon Kuk-hwan

Squad Chief Jang
Cheon Ho-jin

Cheon Ho-jin

Section Chief Oh
Oh San-ha

Oh San-ha

Joo-yeon
Nam Bo-ra

Nam Bo-ra

Section Chief's Daughter
Lee Jun-hyuk

Lee Jun-hyuk

NIS Agent
Yoon Chae-yeong

Yoon Chae-yeong

Nurse Han Song-i
Kim In-seo

Kim In-seo

Se-jung
Kim Kap-soo

Kim Kap-soo

Planning Team Deputy Head
Um Tae-goo

Um Tae-goo

Detective
Choi Jin-ho

Choi Jin-ho

Planning Director
Mi-nam Jeong

Mi-nam Jeong

Gangster in Taxi
Jo Deok-jae

Jo Deok-jae

Detective Kang
Jang Jeong-won

Jang Jeong-won

Kyung-chul's Son
Park Seo-yeon

Park Seo-yeon

Woman at Pension
Lee Seol-gu

Lee Seol-gu

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Kim Yeong-chan

Kim Yeong-chan

Young Pharmacist
Kim Dae-hye

Kim Dae-hye

Hospital Worker
Kim Jae-geon

Kim Jae-geon

Old Doctor
Son Young-soon

Son Young-soon

Kyung-chul's Mother
Nam Hyeon-joo

Nam Hyeon-joo

Section Chief Oh's Wife
Han Chul-woo

Han Chul-woo

Detective Park
Sin Jeong-hoon

Sin Jeong-hoon

Policeman at Stream
Han Se-joo

Han Se-joo

Woman on Bus
Kim Bong-soo

Kim Bong-soo

Kyung-chul's Father
Kim Kang-il

Kim Kang-il

Park Han-gi
Sin Sin-Beom

Sin Sin-Beom

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Jung Tae-sung

Jung Tae-sung

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Reviews for I Saw the Devil
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A Review by LastCaress1972

Written by LastCaress1972 on 2013-08-11

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 preg... read more

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.

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A Review by LastCaress1972

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...

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A Review by LastCaress1972

Written by LastCaress1972 on 2013-08-11

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 ...

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