Voice of a Murderer
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| Hangul | 그놈 목소리 |
| Revised Romanization | Geunom moksori |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kŭnom moksori |
| Directed by | Park Jin-pyo |
| Produced by | Lee Yu-jin |
| Written by | Park Jin-pyo |
| Starring |
Sol Kyung-gu Kim Nam-joo |
| Music by | Lee Byung-woo |
| Cinematography | Kim Woo-hyung |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$4.5 million |
| Box office | US$18,160,598[1] |
Voice of a Murderer (Hangul: 그놈 목소리; RR: Geunom moksori; lit. "His Voice") is a 2007 South Korean crime thriller-drama film written and directed by Park Jin-pyo, starring Sol Kyung-gu and Kim Nam-joo.[2][3][4][5] It was the third top-grossing domestic film of 2007, with 3,143,247 tickets sold.[6][7] The story is a fictionalized account of a real-life kidnapping case in 1991.[8][9]
Plot
The only son of famous news anchor Han Kyung-bae disappears without a trace. The kidnapper calls the nine-year-old boy's mother, Oh Ji-sun, demanding 100,000 dollars as ransom. The police assign a veteran cop and his special task force on the case. However, the kidnapper catches wind of the police involvement and threatens to cut out the boy's heart and mail it to them. Han desperately tries to save his boy and obey the criminal's demands. When things take a turn for the worse Kyung-bae starts to take matters into his own hands.
Cast
- Sol Kyung-gu as Han Kyung-bae
- Kim Nam-joo as Oh Ji-sun
- Kim Yeong-cheol as Kim Wook-jung
- Song Young-chang as Captain Noh
- Go Soo-hee as Cha Soo-hee
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Chief investigator
- Choi Jung-yoon as Anchorwoman Ha Joo-won
- Na Moon-hee as Kyung-bae's mother
- Yoon Je-moon as Priest
- Kang Dong-won as Kidnapper
- Park Jin-woo as Detective Park
- Kim Ik-tae as Chief of police
- Jang Won-young as Dr. Choi
- Lee Hyung-chul as Han Sang-woo
- Jeon Hye-jin as Lee Ae-sook
- Im Jong-yoon as Lee Jae-joon
- Jo Seok-hyun as Detective Jo
- Kim Young-pil as Han In-seok
Background
The film is based on the real-life abduction of nine-year-old Lee Hyung-ho on January 29, 1991. Despite 87 ransom calls from the kidnapper to the child's parents asking for ₩70 million (US$75,000), Lee's dead body was found in a ditch near his home in Apgujeong-dong 44 days after he went missing; he had been killed two days after being kidnapped.[10] The killer was never caught, and the 15-year statute of limitations on the case expired in 2006.[3]
Awards and nominations
- Nomination – Best Actor – Sol Kyung-gu
- Nomination – Best Film
- Nomination – Best Director – Park Jin-pyo
- Nomination – Best Actor – Sol Kyung-gu
2007 Korean Film Awards
- Nomination – Best Sound – Kim Suk-won, Kim Chang-seop
References
- ↑ "Geu nom moksori (Voice of a Murderer) (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ D'Sa, Nigel (13 December 2006). "Voice of Murderer: New Feature from PARK Jin-pyo". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- 1 2 Lee, Min-a (8 January 2007). "Time for boy's killer to repent". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ Jeong, Hae-gun (8 January 2007). "Stars of His Voice found roles with meaning". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ "Being Mom". The Dong-a Ilbo. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ "The Best Selling Films of 2007". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ "Voice of Murderer heard at box office". The Korea Times via Hancinema. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ Kim, Tae-jong (1 February 2007). "Director Lacks Voice in This Film". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ Chun, Su-jin (28 May 2007). "DVD review: Voice of a Murderer misses mark". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ "Keep Talking". The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ↑ "Voice of a Murderer - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
External links
- Voice of a Murderer at the Korean Movie Database
- Voice of a Murderer at the Internet Movie Database
- Voice of a Murderer at HanCinema