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Released 8 years ago.
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The Witness
"The killer is out there."
2018 1h 51m KO
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 108
ThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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An ordinary man witnesses a cruel murder and becomes entangled in circumstances out of his control.
“The killer is out there.”
Cast
Lee Sung-min
Sang-hoon
Kim Sang-ho
Officer Jae-yeop
Jin Kyung
Soo-jin
Kwak Si-yang
Tae-ho
Bae Jung-hwa
Seo-yeon
Shin Seung-hwan
Sang-tae
Jung Yoo-min
Hee-won
Yeon Je-wook
Cola
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Cho Kyu-jang
- Writers
- Cho Kyu-jang, Lee Young-jong
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Cho Kyu-jang, shot by Yu Eok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Sun-min 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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Lee Sung-min and Kim Sang-ho and Jin Kyung carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The killer is out there.".
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IMDB entry: tt8865562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Cho Kyu-jang directs. Yu Eok behind the camera. Kim Sun-min cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Directed by Cho Kyu-jang, shot by Yu Eok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Lee Sung-min and Kim Sang-ho and Jin Kyung carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "The killer is out there.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt8865562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Yu Eok
- Editing
- Kim Sun-min
- Production design
- Lee Nae-kyung
- Costume design
- Ko Hee-jung
- Makeup / hair
- Pee Dae-sung
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,956,440
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Cho Kyu-jang
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
AD406
KR
Next Entertainment World
KR
Key crew
- Special Effects SupervisorJeon Gun-ik
- StuntsChoi Seong-kyum
- Martial Arts ChoreographerChoi Dong-hun
- Executive ProducerCha Ji-hyun
- Set DecorationKim Byeong-yeol
- StuntsSuh Jeong-woo
- Costume DesignKo Hee-jung
- Production DesignLee Nae-kyung
- EditorKim Sun-min
- MusicMok Yeong-jin
- Executive ProducerKim Woo-taek
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistPee Dae-sung
- Sound SupervisorLee Seung-yeop
- PropsOh Jin-seok
- Makeup & HairPark Yea-ri
- Executive ProducerGu Seong-mok
- VFX SupervisorJeon Seok-jae
- Art DirectionLee Na-gyeong
- Co-Executive ProducerChoi Pyung-ho
- Lighting DirectorCha Sang-kyun
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- witness
- murder
- serial killer
- animal abuse
- bystander effect
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2018-08-15R
Also known as
International titles
- Mok-gyeok-jaKR
- EyewitnessUS
