I Saw the Devil | |
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Hangul | |
Hanja | 惡魔를 보았다 |
Literal meaning | Saw an akma (evil spirit, demon) |
Revised Romanization | Akmareul boatda |
McCune–Reischauer | Akmarŭl poatta |
Directed by | Kim Jee-woon |
Written by | Park Hoon-jung |
Produced by | Kim Hyun-woo |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Lee Mo-gae |
Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
Music by | Mowg |
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Distributed by | Showbox |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$6 million[1] |
Box office | US$12.9 million[2] |
I Saw the Devil (Korean: 악마를 보았다) is a 2010 South Korean action-thriller film directed by Kim Jee-woon and written by Park Hoon-jung. Starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik, the film follows NIS agent Kim Soo-hyun (Lee), who embarks on a quest for revenge when his fiancée is brutally murdered by the psychopathic serial killer Jang Kyung-chul (Choi).
I Saw the Devil made its premiere in the United States at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited U.S. theatrical release.[3] The film received generally favourable reviews from the critics.[4]
I Saw the Devil was Choi Min-sik's first major role since the changes to the Korean screen quota system.[5]
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