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Directed by | Jung Byung-gil | ||||||||||||||
Screenplay by | Jung Byung-gil | ||||||||||||||
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Edited by | Nam Na-yeong | ||||||||||||||
Music by | Kim Woo-geun | ||||||||||||||
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Distributed by | Showbox / Mediaplex | ||||||||||||||
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Running time | 119 minutes | ||||||||||||||
Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||
Language | Korean | ||||||||||||||
Box office | US$21,701,525[1] |
Confession of Murder (Korean: 내가 살인범이다; Hanja: 내가 殺人犯이다; RR: Naega salinbeomida; MR: Naega sarinbŏmida; lit. I Am The Murderer) is a 2012 South Korean action thriller film written and directed by Jung Byung-gil. Inspired by the Hwaseong serial murders,[2] the film depicts a man who claims responsibility on a book I Am the Murderer he publishes for a serial murder case 15 years ago which have fallen out of the statute of limitations, and a police officer who failed to capture the criminal of its case.[3][4]
Produced by Dasepo Club and Showbox under presented by Showbox, the film is Jung's first mainstream feature; he first drew notice for his 2008 documentary film about Korean stunt men, Action Boys.[5] It was released on November 8, 2012 distributed by Showbox.