I Saw The Devil (2010)
I Saw The Devil
Title: I Saw The Devil / 악마를 보았다
Genre: Crime / Horror / Thriller
Runtime: 141min.
Release date: August 11, 2010
Main Cast
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| Lee Byung-Hun | Choi Min-Sik |
| Soo-Hyun | Kyung-Chul |
| NIS Agent | psychopath |
Synopsis
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Soo-Hyun, a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer.
Notes
1. On July 27th, 2010 the Korea Media Rating Board applied the most restrictive rating 19+, known in Korea as “제한상영가,” to “I Saw the Devil” for violent content. The movie was re-edited and submitted for the 2nd time to the Korea Media Rating Board. On August 4th, 2010, the Korea Media Rating Board again applied the most restrictive 19+ rating (제한상영가)[1]. Because of this, the advance press screening was delayed from August 5th to August 11th. The movie was then re-edited and submitted for the third time to the Korea Media Rating Board. On August 11th, 2010 the Korea Media Rating Board applied the less restrictive “teenager restricted (18+)” rating. The most restrictive 19+ rating (제한상영가) would have severely limited the release of “I Saw the Devil” in Korea because no theatres currently exist to show such films.
2. The final submission to the Korea Media Rating Board contained a total 1:30 seconds cut from the first submitted version.
3. The production company then edited a total of 7 more scenes in fear of inspiring copy cat crimes. Scenes including cannibalism was edited out in particular. The dinner scene with Choi Min-Sik and his serial killer friend originally had body parts on their dinner table, but was modified in the final release to have beef.