A few days ago, a new crime film was released in South Korea.
was adapted from real events and was released at the same time as ", venom, ". However, what is exaggerated is that it occupied the top spot at the box office for 8 consecutive days, and its reputation crushed "Venom".
What's even more exaggerated is that this movie was jointly boycotted by , and even went to the Seoul Central District Court to request a ban on the movie's release.
The reason is very simple and crude: the criminal's modus operandi and the hiding place of the body in the film are exactly the same as the real case, causing secondary harm to the family...
Without further ado, let's take a look together -
Secret murder
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The so-called secret murder refers to a murder where there is a victim but no one reports the crime, there is no body, and there is no investigation.
In South Korea, there are at least 200 secret murder cases every year.
In other words, at least 200 victims have been unable to get justice.
Unlike other cases, the criminals in many secret murder cases are known from the beginning.
Criminals will admit that there are victims, but it is too old to convict them.
Should you choose to catch more new criminals or pursue old cases that have no merit?
Many police chose the former of .
Our protagonist, police officer Kim Hyung-min , chose the latter.
Kim Hyung-min ( Kim Yun-seok ) can be regarded as a salted fish in the police world. Because he has no experience in solving major crimes, he is still working in the anti-narcotics team at a very young age and cannot be admitted to the serious crime team.
What's even worse is that his wife also died in a car accident, leaving him alone.
Perhaps because he wants to make a contribution, or perhaps because of the call for justice in his heart, he is very concerned about this case.
The screenwriter gave him the status of rich second generation , which also added chips to his subsequent battle with criminals...
The criminal's name was Jiang Taiwu . He was caught by the crime team for killing his girlfriend and dismembering her body. catch.
Before being arrested, Kim Hyung-min and he were eating noodles in a ramen shop.
According to an informant, Jiang Taiwu holds important clues to a corpse-disposal murder case, and Kim Hyung-min, who is eager to commit the crime, makes an appointment with him.
Jiang Taiwu's psychological quality is not generally good. He just finished breaking up the corpse and started eating with relish.
Unexpectedly, before finishing the noodles, Jiang Taiwu was arrested ...
Because the evidence was conclusive, Jiang Taiwu was imprisoned waiting to be sentenced.
Kim Hyung Min, who thought Jiang Taiwu was just trying to trick him into eating and drinking, unexpectedly received a call from Jiang Taiwu.
He claimed that he killed not only one person , but seven people.
But these corpses either sank to the bottom of the sea or were abandoned in the wilderness without a trace.
Is this murderer crazy?
Others tried their best to cover up their crimes, but he got angry instead?
Jin Hengmin was very curious and determined to get to the bottom of it.
Jiang Taiwu told him that in this case, the police had forged evidence , and he wanted Jin Hyung-min to rediscover the evidence and get a reduced sentence.
Arriving at the place where Jiang Taiwu said the body was dumped, Kim Hyung-min found the victim's clothing and other physical evidence.
This overturned the perjury of criminal police , and Jiang Taiwu received a five-year sentence reduction for .
Others cannot understand why Kim Hyung Min wanted to reverse the case of a murderer and commute his sentence.
Only he knows clearly that if Jiang Taiwu is not released from prison to harm others, he must find out his numerous murder crimes and let him get a life sentence.
Jiang Taiwu also suggested that if he wanted to get clues, Kim Hyung Min should not only prepare daily necessities for him in prison, but also save money for him.
Fortunately, the male protagonist is a rich second generation. He has deposited tens of millions of Korean won to Jiang Taiwu, and the RMB is about 60,000 to 70,000 .
Jiang Taiwu wrote down seven clues to his murder in one breath.
Under Jin Hengmin's focused pursuit, the growth trajectory of a perverted murderer gradually became clear -
Jiang Taiwu has a fragmented family.
His father drank and beat people all day long. His mother couldn't bear it and committed suicide by drinking pesticides. His eldest sister hanged herself. He also dropped out of school after his mother died.
When he was a child, he brutally killed his father and cut his body into pieces. Because of his superb crime skills and the protection of his second sister, he was not caught yet.
This is also the first murder case of that he has confessed to.
Since there was no body and the litigation time had passed, Kim Hyung Min had no choice but to abandon the case.
Jiang Taiwu is undoubtedly a cunning and powerful opponent of and . After Kim Hyung-min fell short, he sought advice from his predecessor who had been infamous for pursuing the secret murder case. Senior
told him that the real purpose of Jiang Taiwu's initiative to expose the crime was to escape prison life.
Among the cases provided by Jiang, both cases were in vain due to insufficient evidence.
He was imprisoned for Case A, but Cases B and C that he confessed to were cleverly turned into innocence.
Case A, in which the police gave perjury, will be overturned in the subsequent trial, and Jiang Taiwu will also be acquitted.
After some guidance from his seniors, Jin Hyungmin understood why Jiang Taiwu took the initiative to break the news and why he provided these confusing clues to the case.
On the one hand, is to show off ; on the other hand, is to get away with it.
But he never thought that this time he would meet a policeman who accepted death.
Jin Hyung-min not only wants to uncover the old case, but also personally sends the devil to hell , where he will never be able to stand up again.
These seven clues are both true and false:
The victim of case A links to the location of case C, and then jumps to the incident process of case B.
For viewers who like to watch mystery films, it will undoubtedly challenge their IQ and be very enjoyable.
After some investigation and evidence collection, Kim Hyung Min collaborated with the prosecutors to launch an prosecution against Jiang Taiwu.
But the first trial did not imprison the devil in hell.
Faced with the failure of this lawsuit, Kim Hyung Min was under tremendous pressure, but he did not give up.
At this time, the important evidence that was missed before pushed the entire case into a reversal...
As for the final ending of the film, the editor will not spoil it. I can only say that it is indeed worthy of the golden brand of Korean crime films.
In addition, the video also incidentally hacked Korean police .
No one has ever pursued the case of secret murder, because if the closed case is opened for investigation, the public and public opinion will only say that the police did not do their job well.
No one cares about catching other crimes committed by criminals, because compared to finding out more criminal facts about the guys who have already been caught, will achieve higher results by catching more new criminals.
It is precisely because of this that Uncle Kim Hyung-min, a middle-aged policeman with a strong sense of justice, is even more admirable. In the movie
, in order to find out all the criminal facts of Jiang Taiwu, he pursued the case relentlessly. Therefore, he offended his superiors and was transferred from the municipal police department to the local police station.
The reason why he will fight to the end even if his future is ruined is actually very simple: people like
should not be released into society!
In this world, there are always some people who are willing to do anything for their ideals.
And this is the biggest reason why the editor supports this movie, if not for other reasons, just for one person -
Until now in 2018, the real-life detective Kim Hyung-min (pseudonym) is still tracking and investigating the remaining criminals. The next case...
Yes, he still hasn't given up.
is just like the line in the movie: many cases are shelved and many police give up. I'm not doing it to close the case or get promoted, is just to give the victim an explanation.
Indeed, for those victims left to rot in the unknown, they need justice.
Even if it is late.