Private Eye

Private Eye

Missing Bodies, Five Clues.

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Release Date

2/16/2009

Runtime

111 mins

Overview

The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

-

Revenue

$10,000,000

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A taut mystery set in colonial Korea where a desperate young man must uncover a murderer to clear his own name, working against time and a system designed to fail him. The investigation becomes as much about survival under occupation as it is about solving the crime.

Mood

TenseParanoidContemplative

Themes

JusticeSurvival

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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