The Chronicles of Evil

"Everything was perfect until I killed a man and his dead body turned up in front of me."

2015 1h 42m KO

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 78

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Synopsis

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A detective accidentally kills a man and disposes of the body to protect his career. The next day he sees that someone has hanged the corpse from a crane for all to see. He takes charge of the murder investigation to protect himself and find out who did it.

“Everything was perfect until I killed a man and his dead body turned up in front of me.”

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Cast

Son Hyun-joo
Choi Chang-sik
Don Lee
Detective Oh
Park Seo-jun
Cha Dong-jae
Choi Daniel
Kim Jin-gyu
Jung Won-joong
Police Chief
Lee San-ho
Jung Ji-soo
Lee Sang-won
Detective Lee
Jeong Joon-won
Myung-ho

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Baek Woon-hak
Writers: Park Song-i, Baek Woon-hak
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Baek Woon-hak, shot by Park Jong-cheol. 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 Hwang Sang-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Steve M. Choe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Son Hyun-joo and Don Lee and Park Seo-jun carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everything was perfect until I killed a man and his dead body turned up in front of me.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4619940 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Baek Woon-hak directs. Park Jong-cheol behind the camera. Hwang Sang-jun scores. Steve M. Choe cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Baek Woon-hak, shot by Park Jong-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Hwang Sang-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Steve M. Choe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Son Hyun-joo and Don Lee and Park Seo-jun carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Everything was perfect until I killed a man and his dead body turned up in front of me.".
7IMDB entry: tt4619940 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.