The Tooth and the Nail

"The corpse is missing, yet the evidence is present."

2017 1h 49m KO

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★7.1TMDB · 19★6.3IMDB · 294

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Synopsis

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Seok-jin, a magician at a club, meets a mysterious woman, Ha-yeon, who soon becomes his assistant and fiance. Things take a turn when she is found dead and he must find out what happened.

“The corpse is missing, yet the evidence is present.”

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Cast

Go Soo
Choi Seung-man
Kim Joo-hyuk
Nam Do-jin
Moon Sung-keun
Yun Young-hwan
Park Sung-woong
Song Tae-seok
Im Hwa-young
Jeung Ha-yeon
Kim Ho-yeon
Ha-yeon's uncle
Jung Heon
Detective Lee Jin-woo
Park Ji-a
Ms. Sung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jung Sik
Writers: Jung Sik, Lee Jeong-ho
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jung Sik, shot by Yun Jong-ho. 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 Jun-seok. 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 Han Mi-yeon 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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Go Soo and Kim Joo-hyuk and Moon Sung-keun carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The corpse is missing, yet the evidence is present.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7479314 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jung Sik directs. Yun Jong-ho behind the camera. Kim Jun-seok scores. Han Mi-yeon cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Jung Sik, shot by Yun Jong-ho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Kim Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Han Mi-yeon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Go Soo and Kim Joo-hyuk and Moon Sung-keun carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The corpse is missing, yet the evidence is present.".
7IMDB entry: tt7479314 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.