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Quick Info

Rating

8.1/10

Release2003

Runtime2h 11m

StatusReleased

Budget$2,800,000

Revenue$26,000,000

Production

CJ Entertainment

Muhan Investment

Sidus

Movie

Memories of Murder

2003

2h 11m

8.1

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Synopsis

During the late 1980s, two detectives in a South Korean province attempt to solve series of gruesome rape-and-murder of young women.

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