Chronicles of Evil

'Ak-ui yeon-dae-gi', 2015

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

Runtime

102 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

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Chronicles of Evil

Woon-hak Baek, 2015

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Aspect ratio

2.35 : 1

Color

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Awards

Max Movie Awards, South Korea

Nominated

2016

Best New Actor

Director's Cut Award

Winner(s): Seo-joon Park

Storyline

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.

Detective Squad Chief Choi is set for a promotion for his work and his reputation. After the party with his colleagues he falls victim to a wrong taxi-driver who tries to rob him, but gets killed accidently by Chief Choi. Choi fears about his promotion and decides to cover up the murder. He hides the body and the car and then goes home. But the next day the body he thought to be hidden is hanging from a crane and circles around the newspapers. Chief Choi is shocked and takes on the investigation in order to erase all traces that could lead to him. But at the same time, a mysterious phone call starts brings the already feared Choi to the edge.

Summary

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.

Synopsis

Detective Squad Chief Choi is set for a promotion for his work and his reputation. After the party with his colleagues he falls victim to a wrong taxi-driver who tries to rob him, but gets killed accidently by Chief Choi. Choi fears about his promotion and decides to cover up the murder. He hides the body and the car and then goes home. But the next day the body he thought to be hidden is hanging from a crane and circles around the newspapers. Chief Choi is shocked and takes on the investigation in order to erase all traces that could lead to him. But at the same time, a mysterious phone call starts brings the already feared Choi to the edge.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Dong-seok Ma

Actor

Hyeon-ju Son

Actor

Daniel Choi

Actor/Actress

Crew

Director

Woon-hak Baek

Screenwriter

Kang Full

Screenwriter

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