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I saw this for the first time recently n got pleasantly surprised. Found it to be much better than Gibson's Ransom.

Also i feel Hugh Jackman's Prisoners got inspired by this movie.

Aft knowing that this one is based on a true case, i felt sad for the parents.

This movie is based on the real-life kidnapping case which happened in 1991.

The entire movie deals with the police investigation and the parents' turmoil consisting of the 87 ransom calls from the kidnapper for 44 days.

The acting is top notch n one can really feel the turmoil the parents went thru.

Two things came to my mind while viewing this.

The 1959 novel King's Ransom and the 1963 movie High and Low by Akira Kurosawa which itself is based on the 1959 novel.

But not as another shill reviewer has stated "Better than Man On Fire" or "Ransom" - Utter hogwash.

Very average Korean Thriller based on a true story so do not think you are going to get a happy ending. Pretty pointless movie actually as it makes the Korean police look like the keystone cops; I was beginning to think it was a comedy thriller.

Very average (5/10) so only watch it if you have nothing else in your movie library!

I actually cant vote this story because its really sad and true story.Don't want to rate something that has happened in reality in a sad way.I see some reviews that says that this is a great movie like better than :man on fire,ransom,etc".. This is not just a movie ,this is a story of a life of parents that suffered during times like these.These things happen around the world on a daily basis to some people or the other.

My review is all about the harsh reality of life that is shown in this film.The end of the movie defines the tittle "voice of a murderer".

Here goes the storyline- Director Park Jin-pyo crafts this emotionally pointed docudrama based on the 1991 kidnapping of a young South Korean boy whose abductor sadistically taunted the child's parents over the course of a grueling, month-long period. Television news anchorman Han Kyung- bae and his devoutly religious, stay-at-home wife Oh Ji-sun both love their timid, nine year old son Hwang-sun as much as any devoted mother and father would. Though the rigorous exercise regiment and strict diet they subject the reticent child to may seem harsh to the casual observer, all they want is for him to shed some extra weight so he'll live a long and happy life. The doting parents find their lives turned upside down in an instant however when one day, Hwang- sun vanishes without a trace. Their worst fears are confirmed when, shortly thereafter, Hwang-sun's abductor calls to demand a seizable ransom. Though Han Kyung-bae and his wife are willing to pay any amount of money to ensure their child's safe return, the exchange proves unexpectedly complicated as a parent's worst nightmare slowly snowballs into tragedy. Over the course of the next forty-four days, the frighteningly calm and confident kidnapper taunts the grieving parents with a series of relentlessly cruel telephone calls, gradually drawing Han Kyung-bae and Oh Ji-sun's failures, mistakes, and regrets out into the open while forcing them to endure a slow- burning hell of misery and despair.

This film was very intense. Although it was not violent or graphic, it had many psychologically intense and stressful scenes. And it offers a real glimpse of life in Seoul; the relentless traffic, endless high rise apartments and the fast-paced life of the urban sprawl. As a parent, I could really empathize with the characters. Because it was based on a true story, the whole event takes on more gravity. Unlike many other recent child-kidnapping movies, i.e. with Denzil Washington, or Mel Gibson's Ransom, this "The Voice of a Murderer" is not a Hollywood movie. There are no heroes. It has a fresh take on a familiar plot, with very believable characters.

With every second of police chasing the anonymous abductor, the movie gives viewers a vibe of fright and commotion. To my own perception, it is supposedly a mixture of sympathy and detestation towards the victim's father. I was consistently concentrating on every detail of the abduction case till the predictably sorrowful ending. After all, this is conclusively a notably worth-watching movie