Enemy At The Dead End

2010 1h 32m KO

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 24

Thriller

Synopsis

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A post-traumatic stress disorder patient bound to his bed finds himself sharing his room with a gang looking for a paralyzed amnesia patient. And he must kill him off before he is recognized.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoo Hai-jin
Sang-up
Cheon Ho-jin
Min-ho
Seo Hyo-rim
Nurse Ha
Lee Jeong-heon
Teacher Choi
Ra Mi-ran
Nurse Soo
Kim Seo-hyung
Section chief Baek
Lee Yoon-jeong
Jin-ah [Young]
Lee Young-suk
Mr. Yang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jo Won-hee
Writers: Jo Won-hee, Kim Sang-hwa
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Jo Won-hee, shot by Choi Chan-min. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yoo Hai-jin and Cheon Ho-jin and Seo Hyo-rim carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1798181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jo Won-hee directs. Choi Chan-min behind the camera. Nam Na-young cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Jo Won-hee, shot by Choi Chan-min. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yoo Hai-jin and Cheon Ho-jin and Seo Hyo-rim carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1798181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.