Believer

"To catch a devil, trust a sinner."

2018 2h 3m KO

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 199

CrimeActionThriller

Synopsis

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After a traumatic event, a drug trafficker turns sides and conspires with a dangerously ambitious undercover police officer to bring down the mysterious kingpin of a major drug cartel.

“To catch a devil, trust a sinner.”

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Cast

Cho Jin-woong
Won-ho
Ryu Jun-yeol
Seo Young-rak
Kim Joo-hyuk
Jin Ha-rim
Cha Seung-won
Brian
Kim Sung-ryung
Oh Yeon-ok
Park Hae-joon
Park Seon-chang
Nam Moon-chul
Department Head
Seo Hyun-woo
Jeong-il

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Hae-young
Writers: Lee Yoon-ho, Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Believer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Hae-young, shot by Kim Tae-kyeong. 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 Dalpalan. 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 Yang Jin-mo 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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Cho Jin-woong and Ryu Jun-yeol and Kim Joo-hyuk carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "To catch a devil, trust a sinner.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7095654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Lee Hae-young directs. Kim Tae-kyeong behind the camera. Dalpalan scores. Yang Jin-mo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Part of the "Believer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Lee Hae-young, shot by Kim Tae-kyeong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yang Jin-mo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cho Jin-woong and Ryu Jun-yeol and Kim Joo-hyuk carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "To catch a devil, trust a sinner.".
8IMDB entry: tt7095654 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "drug dealer", "remake", "drug cartel", "undercover cop".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.