Written and directed by Ko Myoung-sung, “The 12th Suspect” takes us in a freshly divided Korea. The whodunnit noir is used to look into the concept of nationhood,and patriotism.
“The 12th Suspect” is screening at Florence Korean Film Festival 2020
Seoul, Fall 1953. As the city is mourning the country’s brutal and imposed separation, artists hang out at the ‘Oriental Teahouse’. The bar belongs to gruff Noh Suk-hyun (played by Heo Sung-tae). His wife, Jang Sun-hwa (played by Park Sun-young) serves the clients. The said clients are all ‘intellectual artists’. Oriental Teahouse is pretty much the Korean cousin of French Café de Flore. One of the post-war intellectuals/bar regular, Baek Doo-hwan (Nam Sung-jin), has been murdered. Kim Ki-chae (Kim Sang-kyung) investigates. Tensions come to light and secrets are revealed.
The feature manages to deliver a coherent murder story- not easy when so many characters are introduced- and actually goes beyond the investigation.
“The 12th Suspect” is screening at Florence Korean Film Festival 2020
Seoul, Fall 1953. As the city is mourning the country’s brutal and imposed separation, artists hang out at the ‘Oriental Teahouse’. The bar belongs to gruff Noh Suk-hyun (played by Heo Sung-tae). His wife, Jang Sun-hwa (played by Park Sun-young) serves the clients. The said clients are all ‘intellectual artists’. Oriental Teahouse is pretty much the Korean cousin of French Café de Flore. One of the post-war intellectuals/bar regular, Baek Doo-hwan (Nam Sung-jin), has been murdered. Kim Ki-chae (Kim Sang-kyung) investigates. Tensions come to light and secrets are revealed.
The feature manages to deliver a coherent murder story- not easy when so many characters are introduced- and actually goes beyond the investigation.
- 9/24/2020
- by Oriana Virone
- AsianMoviePulse
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