The Scent

"A woman in mystery. A man in jeopardy."

2012 1h 57m KO

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 26

ComedyCrimeThriller

Synopsis

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A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take pictures he discovers that the woman's husband is already dead. Now the detective becomes a suspect. The detective is chased by another detective Gil-ro. He must now set out for the real killer.

“A woman in mystery. A man in jeopardy.”

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Cast

Park Hee-soon
Kang Seon-woo
Park Si-yeon
Kim Soo-jin
Joo Sang-wook
Detective Han Gil-ro
Kim Jung-tae
Detective Seo
Lee Han-wi
Chief detective Sa
Lee Kwang-soo
Gi-poong
Cha Soo-yeon
Hye-young
Baek Yoon-jae
Soo-jin 2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Hyoung-jun
Writers: Hwang Sung-goo
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Hyoung-jun, shot by 최영택. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Park Hee-soon and Park Si-yeon and Joo Sang-wook carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A woman in mystery. A man in jeopardy.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2365847 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Hyoung-jun directs. 최영택 behind the camera. Kim Sun-min cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Kim Hyoung-jun, shot by 최영택. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Park Hee-soon and Park Si-yeon and Joo Sang-wook carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A woman in mystery. A man in jeopardy.".
6IMDB entry: tt2365847 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.