The Gifted Hands

"The past is revealed with a touch of a hand."

2013 1h 47m KO

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 58

Mystery

Synopsis

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While investigating the kidnapping and murder of a little girl, a detective spots a piece of graffiti that depicts the crime scene perfectly—but the graffiti was drawn a month before the crime took place, and that the artist knows more than he is telling.

“The past is revealed with a touch of a hand.”

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Cast

Kim Kang-woo
Yang Choon-dong
Kim Bum
Kim Joon
Park Hyuk-kwon
Gi-woo
Lee Jun-hyeok
Yang-soo
Seo Hyun-chul
Chief Detective Ko
Park Sung-woong
Chul-hyun
Kim Yoo-bin
Da-hee
Esom
Seung-gi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kwon Ho-young
Writers: Kwon Ho-Jung, Han Jun-hee, Lee Young-jong
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Kwon Ho-young, shot by Gwon Hyeok-jun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Nam-yun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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AWARDS

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Kim Kang-woo and Kim Bum and Park Hyuk-kwon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The past is revealed with a touch of a hand.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2709764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kwon Ho-young directs. Gwon Hyeok-jun behind the camera. Kim Nam-yun scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Kwon Ho-young, shot by Gwon Hyeok-jun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Kim Nam-yun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Kim Kang-woo and Kim Bum and Park Hyuk-kwon carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The past is revealed with a touch of a hand.".
6IMDB entry: tt2709764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.