I Saw the Devil
I Saw the Devil
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) director Kim Jee-woon teamed up with Choi Min-sik (Oldboy) and Lee Byung-hun (J.S.A.) in one of the most gruesome vengeance thrillers from Korea. Soo-hyun (Lee) is a top secret agent who loses his fiancé to a horrific murder by a psychopathic killer (Choi). Determined to seek vengeance, Soo-hyun begins an obsessive hunt for the killer. Hardcore, violent scenes are masterly balanced with stylish cinematography and chilling chemistry between two brilliant actors, Choi and Lee.
DIRECTOR: Kim Jee-woon. WRITTEN BY: Kim Jee-woon, Park Hoon-jung. CAST: Choi Min-sik, Lee Byung-hun. 2010. 144 min. South Korea. Color. Korean. 35mm.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Korea Foundation.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
Donors to the Academy Museum’s fund in support of Asian American Pacific Islander programming include Esther S. M. Chui-Chao, Julia and Ken Gouw, and Dr. Peter Lam Kin Ngok of Media Asia Group Holdings Limited.
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