The Chaser (2008)

So after i watched (and wrote) about The Gifted Hands, my friend N decided that i need to watch real flicks that fullfil the golden standard South Korean cinema. She immediately recommend a thriller called The Chaser, which was also said to be Christopher Nolan’s favorite Korean flick. So yeah, I’m sold…

The Chaser (Korean: 추격자 Chugyeogja) is a 2008 South Korean action, mystery thriller which was a directorial debut of Na Hong-Jin. The film inspired by and loosely based on a Korean serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul, even set in the same location, where the killer was did his killing spree, Mapo-gu district, Seoul.

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