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I SAW THE DEVIL is a shockingly violent and stunningly accomplished tale of murder and revenge from Korean genre master KIM Jee-woon (The Good, The Bad, The Weird and A Tale of Two Sisters). Oldboy’s CHOI Min-sik plays Kyung-chul, a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. The embodiment of pure evil, he has committed horrifying and senselessly cruel serial murders on defenseless victims, successfully eluding capture by the police.
On a freezing, snowy night, his latest victim is the beautiful Ju-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief and pregnant fiancée of elite special agent Soo-hyun (The Good, The Bad, The Weird’s LEE Byung-hyun). Obsessed with revenge, Soo-hyun decides to track down the murderer, even if doing so means becoming a monster himself. And when he finds Kyung-chul, turning him in to the authorities is the last thing on his mind.
The lines between good and evil fall away in this diabolically twisted game of cat and mouse. Pushing the concept of revenge to its most extreme limits, KIM Jee-woon brilliantly transcends the police procedural and serial killer genres in surprising and thrilling new ways.
 
Directed by KIM JEE-WOON
Produced by KIM HYUN WOO
Screenplay by PARK HOON JUNG
Adapted by KIM JEE-WOON
Executive Producers GREG MOON, JEONG HUN YOU
Co-Executive Producers KT-GLOBAL NEW MEDIA FUND, FINECUT (SUH YOUNGJOO), TOMATO TOUR (MOON JAE SIK), GEON INVESTMENT (CHEONG KEE YOUNG), CJ VENTURE INVESTMENT (KANG YEONG SHIN), ASIA INVESTMENT (KIM KIL SOO), GEMINI INVEST COMPANY (BRYAN SONG), MICHIGAN VENTURE CAPITAL (IL HYUNG CHO), IZN INVESTMENTS (KIM BYUNG KI)
Executive Producers KANG DONG SEOK, KIM HYUN WOO, RIM JI HOON, MICHELLE PARK
Producer JO SEONG-WON
Associate Producers KIM JAE YOUNG, KIM JUNG-HWA
Music MOWG
Costume Design KWON YOO-JIN
Editing NAM NA-YOUNG
Production Design CHO HWA-SUNG
Lighting OH SEUNG-CHUL
Cinematography LEE MOGAE
Sound CHOI TAE-YOUNG
Recording KIM KYUNG-TAE
Costume HAE-IN ENTERTAINMENT
Hair & Make-up KIM HYUN-JUNG
Soo-hyun LEE BYUNG-HUN
Kyung-chul CHOI MIN-SIK
Capt. Jang CHUN KOOK-HAUN
Detective Oh CHUN HO-JIN
Ju-yeon OH SAN-HA
Se-yeon KIM YOON-SEO
Tae-ju CHOI MOO-SEONG
Se-jung KIM IN-SEO
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“I CAN'T THINK OF THE LAST AMERICAN FILM I SAW THAT ACTUALLY MADE ME SQUIRM IN MY SEAT WITH TENSION AND SUSPENSE, THE WAY I DID WITH I SAW THE DEVIL. It will leave you feeling adrenalized and aware that you've just seen something that's put you in touch with all of your senses.” – Marshall Fine, Huffington Post
"I SAW THE DEVIL" IS A MASTERPIECE OF ITS GENRE. Superbly acted, directed, filmed and composed. You won't soon forget it.” – V.A. Musetto, New York Post
“BLOODY AND BOLD. The thing that sets the film apart is its undercurrent of real emotion.” – Mark Olsen, LA Times
“OPERATICALLY VIOLENT. Director Kim retains complete control of the film's fluctuating tones and impressive set pieces.” – Jeanette Catsoulis, New York Times
“ONE FANTASTICALLY HYPNOTIC MOVIE. I Saw the Devil cements Ji-Woon Kim’s place among the (young) modern masters. It may be the most hypnotic serial killer story since The Silence of the Lambs, and it's CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BEST THRILLERS I'VE SEEN IN A FEW YEARS.” – Scott Weinberg, Fearnet
“An unflinching gaze into the heart of pure evil and a perverse genre entertainment par excellence. It takes the serial-killer thriller as far into the realm of pulse-pounding mayhem as it has ever gone. Fans of hardcore Asian action and horror will simply eat it up.” – Rob Nelson, Variety
“THE FIRST MUST SEE MOVIE OF 2011 FOR SURE.” – Brad Reiter, KillerFilm
“As a crafty thriller, as a brutal horror film, as an epic battle between the inexpressibly evil and the tragically dwindling good -- this is one fantastically hypnotic movie. It's certainly one of the best thrillers I've seen in a few years.” – Scott Weinberg, Fearnet
“9.5 out of 10. A hugely entertaining thriller. This is filmmaking on a whole new level. A masterpiece.” – Jacob Hall, CHUD
“9 out of 10. Nothing short of staggering. A cool, confident, and sometimes stunningly beautiful film.” – Jeremy Kirk, Firstshowing.net
“ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING. Shockingly violent and stunningly accomplished, it transcends the police procedural, pushing the boundaries of extreme Asian cinema in ways that will surprise and thrill fans of the genre.” – Mr. Disgusting, BloodyDisgusting.com
“Damned if it isn’t riveting from the word ‘go’.” – Noel Murray, The Onion
“THE TEXTBOOK DEFINITION OF AN INSTANT CULT CLASSIC.” – Ryan Daley, Bloody Disgusting
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