Vanishing

"Everything disappears for a reason."

2022 1h 28m KO

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 69

ThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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When a series of gruesome murders hit Seoul, the Korean investigation police has no choice but to ask help from world-renowned French doctor Alice Launey who developed a revolutionary technique for recognizing bodies. With more corpses on the way and a mysterious organ trafficking ring uncovered, things are about to get more dangerous in the land of the morning calm…

“Everything disappears for a reason.”

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Cast

Yoo Yeon-seok
Park Jin-ho
Olga Kurylenko
Alice Launey
Ye Ji-won
Lee Mi-sook
Choi Mu-sung
Delivery Man
Lee Seung-joon
Doctor Lee
Sung Ji-ru
Jae-yong
Park So-i
Yoon-ah
Anupam Tripathi
The Indonesian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Denis Dercourt
Writers: Denis Dercourt, Peter May
Languages: French, English, Korean
Countries: France, South Korea

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Korean.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, South Korea.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Denis Dercourt, shot by Axel Cosnefroy. 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 Jérôme Lemonnier. 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 Valentin Féron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

AWARDS

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Yoo Yeon-seok and Olga Kurylenko and Ye Ji-won carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Denis Dercourt directs. Axel Cosnefroy behind the camera. Jérôme Lemonnier scores. Valentin Féron cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, South Korea. Dialogue in French, English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Korean.
4International production across 2 countries: France, South Korea.
5Directed by Denis Dercourt, shot by Axel Cosnefroy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jérôme Lemonnier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Valentin Féron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Yoo Yeon-seok and Olga Kurylenko and Ye Ji-won carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Everything disappears for a reason.".
10IMDB entry: tt15488838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.