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A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her psychotic boyfriend.A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her psychotic boyfriend.A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her psychotic boyfriend.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
Sul Kyung-gu
- Byung-su
- (as Kyung-gu Sol)
Gil Hae-Yeon
- Maria
- (as Hae-yeon Kil)
Eom Ji-man
- Sashimi Restaurant Owner
- (as Ji-man Eom)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe film is based on a bestselling fiction book by author Kim Young-ha.
- GoofsThe poster of the movie is not an actual movie poster, instead it is a still scene from the movie Hopefully someone will change it back to old poster (as it has proper poster before)
- Crazy creditsThe title card of the film is shown in both Korean as well English.
- Alternate versionsThe director's cut version is 10 minutes longer than the film and even has a different ending than the theatrical version. The director's cut also has some extended action scenes and has been rated 18, the theatrical version has been rated 15.
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Excellent mystery thriller.
Not to be confused with the 2017 Japanese film 'Memoirs of a Murderer'.
A very clever script delivers a nail-biting movie, with a great premise. 'Memoir of a Murderer' is an interesting mystery thriller that will keep you guessing until the end. The fact that Byung-su - excellently portrayed by Kyung-gu Sol - suffers from dementia, adds to the suspense. As the film progresses one wonders whether the reality is indeed as he perceives it to be. Is Buyung-su's mind really playing tricks on him, or does he actually remember events as they happened? This mystery intensifies towards the end as the film is filled with twists and surprises.
'Memoir of a Murderer' is another perfect example of great South Korean cinema. I enjoy the unpredictability of their films, and this is no exception. Brilliant!
A very clever script delivers a nail-biting movie, with a great premise. 'Memoir of a Murderer' is an interesting mystery thriller that will keep you guessing until the end. The fact that Byung-su - excellently portrayed by Kyung-gu Sol - suffers from dementia, adds to the suspense. As the film progresses one wonders whether the reality is indeed as he perceives it to be. Is Buyung-su's mind really playing tricks on him, or does he actually remember events as they happened? This mystery intensifies towards the end as the film is filled with twists and surprises.
'Memoir of a Murderer' is another perfect example of great South Korean cinema. I enjoy the unpredictability of their films, and this is no exception. Brilliant!
- paulclaassen
- Apr 8, 2020
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- A Murderer's Guide to Memorization
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $91,335
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,665
- Sep 10, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $19,015,346
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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