Written by - Park Hoon-jung
Cast - Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik
Country - South Korea [2010]
The theme is revenge. Revenge when taken to an extreme slowly slips out of control. Choi Min-sik of 'Oldboy' fame plays a rapist and mentor to a cannibal. The helplessness of his victims will stir a sleeping horror within the viewer. The hidden pleasure comes on seeing Lee Byung-hun play games with the sadistic murderer. A cat and mouse chase in it's most brutal and raw form. The calmness with which the act of murder is committed will leave your senses numb. The plot takes hair-pin bends before coming to a climax which leaves you in a state of shock as the psychological state of both characters hits you full blast.
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