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I Saw the Devil

Serial killer

I Saw the Devil

2010 · R · 2h 24m · Korean

Abandon all compassion.

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March 4, 2011

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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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Genres

horrorthriller

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Content Warnings

Torture
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Directed by

Kim Jee-woon

Cinematography

Lee Mo-gae

Music

Mowg

Starring

Lee Byung-hun as Kim Soo-hyeon · Choi Min-sik as Kyung-chul · Jeon Kuk-hwan as Squad Chief Jang · Cheon Ho-jin as Section Chief Oh · Oh San-ha as Joo-yeon · Kim Yoon-seo as Se-yeon · Nam Bo-ra as Section Chief's Daughter · Lee Jun-hyuk as NIS Agent

Production

CJ Investment, Finecut, Michigan Venture Capital, Peppermint & Company, Showbox, Siz Entertainment, Softbank Ventures

Budget

$6M

Box office

$13M