| 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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