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The Chaser (2008)
Directed by Na Hong-jin
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Overview
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
Rated PG-13 | Length 125 minutes
Actors
Kim Yoon-seok | Ha Jung-woo | Seo Young-Hee | Kim Yoo-jung | Jeong In-gi | Park Hyo-ju | Jo Deok-jae | Choi Jeong-woo | Oh Yeon-ah | Lee Jae-hui | Koo Bon-Woong | Yu Ji-Yeon | Kim Sun-young | Song Yo-sep | Lee Jong-goo | Lee Jang-yoo | Park Jin-woo | Jeong Jae-hoon | Park Chan-guk | Jung Seo-in | Son Hee-soon | Seong-kwang Ha | Yeo Moo-yeong
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2012 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
I finally watched this on Netflix Instant as preparation for Hong-Jin Na’s The Yellow Sea. The violence makes you squirm at times. This film is about impotence in many different ways: the antagonist’s sexual impotence; the protagonist’s impotence when it comes to actually stopping the killer; the police’s impotence; and finally the audience’s complete impotence to effect any sort of palatable outcome.
Well worth a watch. I’m now convinced that the South Koreans have some serious violence issues they need to work out!
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