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After 17 years, the hidden murderer escaped legal punishment. The last victim, Soo Yeon, has not even been found for 17 years. The murderer has not been arrested until now, and the case has exceeded the validity period of the lawsuit.
Excellent Korean crime suspense films can often satisfy people's appetite. Movies based on real events such as "The Chaser", "Memories of Murder", and "The Voice of That Guy" are typical of them.
There are many unbelievable serial murders, but today's plot is the most incredible.
After 17 years, the hidden murderer escaped legal punishment.
Not only did he write an autobiography about the murders, but he also became a star supported by young people overnight .
The title is the title of this autobiography—
"I Am a Murderer"
The film tells the story of a series of murders that shocked the world 17 years ago in South Korea. A total of ten women were killed.
The last victim, Soo Yeon, has not even been found for 17 years.
Detective Cui Xiangjiu ( played by Zheng Zaiyong ), who is in charge of the case, has always been brooding about this case, cannot forgive his incompetence, and left horrific scars on his face to punish his inaction.
In South Korea, litigation in cases is valid for 15 years.
That is to say, if the murderer has not been caught after 15 years, then the heinous crimes he committed will no longer be punished by the law.
However, one day after 2007, the murder case that people had forgotten, but because of the publication of a best-selling book called "I Am a Murderer" , everyone's attention was drawn back to this case again.
The author of the book, Lee Doo-seok ( played by Park Shi-hoo ) , claimed that he was the real murderer of the crime that year, stemming from the guilt of killing the deceased by himself, and wrote the real crime process, hoping to make other criminals like him feel the same. to guilt.
The detailed description of the details of the crime in the book, as well as the wounds he was shot when escaping from the pursuit of Squad Leader Cui, convinced everyone that he was the murderer of that year.
It is not uncommon for criminals to hide their lives and walk outside the law, but this kind of openly jumping out to attract the public eye is a rare occurrence in a century.
For a time, the book "I Am a Murderer" sold out.
The author, Lee Doo-seok, also became a popular idol, and he did a lot of self-promotion. For example , donating money to charity, kneeling to the family of the deceased, and going to the police station to apologize. In the aspect of image management, a methodical plan operates.
Soon the murderer writer became a Korean star, and the handsome murderer became a hugely influential figure.
This setting comes from the story of "The Ogre Sagawa Kazumasa" that actually happened in Japan.
During his study in France, he raped and killed a white Dutch female classmate, ate her corpse, and then put the remaining corpse in a suitcase and discarded it.
Afterwards, Sagawa Issei was extradited to his country by his wealthy father. After 15 months, he was released after serving his sentence. After that, he wrote several best-selling novels and became a well-known figure in Japan.
(Sagawa Issei)
It's so absurd and cruel in reality, let alone in the movie.
Time can make people forget many things, but for the families of the deceased , time cannot dilute their pain. Because the legal validity of the case has expired, the police can only watch the killer writer talk about his past in the media. But the families of the deceased privately formed a "vengeance alliance", and they vowed to make the murderer on the loose pay the price in blood.
However, due to the duty of the police, they had to do their best to protect Li Doushi, as much as the police used to hunt him down.
Due to the intervention of the police, the family's revenge plan has been destroyed. During this period, although Li Doo-shik experienced many dangers, he was all near misses.
How to maintain justice, the conflicted mood of the police can be imagined.
After many unsuccessful attempts at revenge, Li Doushik was interviewed by reporters after getting out of trouble, and he bluntly said that the kidnapping and murder would not be pursued because of his own instigation.
Meanwhile, Officer Choi, who was in charge of the case, became suspicious of the young man who suddenly jumped out and said he was the murderer.
Under the multi-party "matching" of the media, the two publicly confronted on a program.
Faced with the question from monitor Cui, Li Doo-shik gave a vague and far-fetched response. At the same time, an outside call pushed the film to a climax.
A viewer who called himself "J" said he was the real murderer 17 years ago . In the same way, he was very clear about the work and rest time of Squad Leader Cui, and he also explained the details of the crime. Even sent the show crew a video of the victim and a murder weapon dagger.
With the display of "J"'s physical evidence, the balance of the truth of the case began to tilt.
Because the case has expired the validity period of the lawsuit, J also assuredly agreed to come to the public at the invitation of the radio station.
When the three sat together, the truth finally surfaced.
Writer Lee Doo-seok admits that he is not the real murderer, not even "I Am a Murderer".
So who wrote this book that can restore the details of the crime?
The answer is, Officer Choi.
So what is the relationship between the three of them? As the truth of the incident slowly emerges from the tip of the iceberg, the biggest climax of the whole film has come. Since it involves spoilers and affects the viewing experience, the second half will not be narrated. Friends who like this film can search for "I Am a Murderer" 》Take a glimpse
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