No Tears for the Dead

"His first mistake is his last chance for redemption."

2014 1h 57m KO

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7.3

SOLID

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43%

ROTTEN

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6.7

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 314🥫43%Rotten Tomatoes★6.7IMDB · 7,761

ActionThrillerDrama

Synopsis

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A hitman accidentally kills a little girl. Filled with regret, he wants to quit. But then to tie up loose ends, he is forced to go on another job, to kill the girl's mother.

“His first mistake is his last chance for redemption.”

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Cast

Jang Dong-gun
Gon
Kim Min-hee
Mo-kyeong
Brian Tee
Charles
Kim Min-jae
Team Leader Park
Brian Kim
John Lee
Kim Hie-won
Head of a Department Byeon
Jeon Bae-soo
Detective Jang
Byun Yo-han
Song Joon-gi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Jeong-beom
Writers: Lee Jeong-beom
Languages: Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, English
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Jeong-beom, shot by Lee Mo-gae. 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 Choi Yong-rock. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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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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CAST

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Jang Dong-gun and Kim Min-hee and Brian Tee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "His first mistake is his last chance for redemption.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3697566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Jeong-beom directs. Lee Mo-gae behind the camera. Choi Yong-rock scores. Nam Na-young cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, English.
3Directed by Lee Jeong-beom, shot by Lee Mo-gae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Choi Yong-rock. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jang Dong-gun and Kim Min-hee and Brian Tee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "His first mistake is his last chance for redemption.".
8IMDB entry: tt3697566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "hitman", "tragic past", "triad", "mourning".