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Chronicles of Evil

Original title: Ak-ui yeon-dae-gi
  • 2015
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
Son Hyeon-ju in Chronicles of Evil (2015)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

A decorated detective involved in a taxi driver's death realizes he is caught in a trap and must untangle past mistakes to figure out why he was targeted in the first place.A decorated detective involved in a taxi driver's death realizes he is caught in a trap and must untangle past mistakes to figure out why he was targeted in the first place.A decorated detective involved in a taxi driver's death realizes he is caught in a trap and must untangle past mistakes to figure out why he was targeted in the first place.

  • Director
    • Woon-hak Baek
  • Writers
    • Woon-hak Baek
    • Kang Full
  • Stars
    • Son Hyeon-ju
    • Ma Dong-seok
    • Choi Daniel
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Woon-hak Baek
    • Writers
      • Woon-hak Baek
      • Kang Full
    • Stars
      • Son Hyeon-ju
      • Ma Dong-seok
      • Choi Daniel
    • 15User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Son Hyeon-ju
    Son Hyeon-ju
    • Chief Officer Choi Chang-sik
    Ma Dong-seok
    Ma Dong-seok
    • Detective Oh
    Choi Daniel
    Choi Daniel
    • Kim Jin-gyoo
    Park Seo-joon
    Park Seo-joon
    • Cha Dong-jae
    Song Hoon
    Song Hoon
    • National forensic service agent
    Lee Sang-won
    • Detective Lee
    Han Soo-hyun
    • Detective Jo
    Jin Sun-mi
    • Neighborhood Woman
    Park Sung-Hyeon
    • Detective Park
    • Director
      • Woon-hak Baek
    • Writers
      • Woon-hak Baek
      • Kang Full
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews15

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    10taekonhong

    Unexpectedly Superb Story unlike any other movie

    Randomly came upon this movie and I have to say this was a great movie that I was totally not expecting in terms of the quality of this story. There are more than one twist and you have to watch till the end to experience this uniquely interesting story.

    I've seen cops, gangsters, thriller, action etc Korean movies and generally get a good feel about the movie with few surprises here and there. But I have to say this movie took another step.

    Watch it and you will know what I mean and I am pretty sure you will enjoy it even if you are not a fan of Korean movies. This is a good solid movie worth spending couple of hours.
    8Misss25

    Another unpredictable revenge movie

    The movie starts with assassinator trying to kill Choi who is the best police officer of the town. To save his ownself, he killed the assassinator. He removes all the prints and evidences and leaves the place. Next morning everyone finds a dead body hanging on the crane in front of the police station. Where the chief officer is pressing him to solve the case, he is hiding evidences against himself. At the point, he remember a case where four officers worked together and all are dead except him. He starting digging things more and more and find himself more entangle in this more. On the other hand, office officers get the video evidence of his murdering. What did the four officer do? Who is behind all this?

    Personally, I loved it. It is quite interesting from starting to ending. It is hard to not keep on eye in it. I really didn't predict the last twist and the framing with a crime was mindblowing.
    8azarrudheenrafeeq

    Well made mystery thriller ...

    The story revolves around the cop who killed a unknown man for self-defense during a murder attempt, trying to connect the mystery behind the murder attempt . The performances of lead actors are fine. The biggest strengths of the movie are well crafted screenplay and unexpected twist in climax. The way they solving the mystery behind the series of events is very impressive. The emotional connect shown in climax of the movie is worked really well
    8dewireadmore

    Good thriller.. worth it

    Must be airing in Netflix. This Original better than remake. Solid script. See other side of Park Seo Joon... his acting. Hyun Joo and Ma Dong Seok too ... Captain Choi: It's easy to be kind, but hart to be fair...
    6Leofwine_draca

    A familiar story, well told

    Another fun Korean cop thriller in which a corrupt cop finds himself caught in a devious, ever-tightening trap. There are stylistic similarities to genre classics like A HARD DAY and that '80s classic NO WAY OUT, but this one manages to plough its own furrow. The film benefits from the usual high quality production values we associate with Korean cinema, and delivers plenty of narrative in the running time. The protagonist is realistic rather than sympathetic, although you do get a winning turn from Ma Dong-seok, on the cusp of super stardom. Despite the familiarity of the story there's some good tension here and a twist ending that genuinely surprises.

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 2015 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Vòng Xoáy Tội Ác
    • Filming locations
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production company
      • BA Entertainment
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $105,057
    • Gross worldwide
      • $15,460,494
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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