Korean Title: Gamyeon
Starring: Kim Min Sun, Kim Kang Woo, Lee Soo Kyung
Director: Yang Yoon-Ho
Studio: Enter One (Korea)
Rating: 18 +
Genre: Thriller
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About This DVD
Yang Yoon-Ho, director of the mystery thriller "Rainbow Eyes" (Gamyeon), seemed
as confident about his filmmaking technique as ever. Kim Kang Woo played a
central character in "Le Grand Chef", which became the biggest hit in the second
half of this year, and he also won the best actor award at the 25th Torino Film
Festival, adding much-needed credentials to his fledgling acting career.
"Rainbow Eyes" revolves around a serial killer who defies logic, and police
scrutiny. The first victim is a sports center manager who seems to have suffered
stab wounds. The second victim is a swimming trainer at the sports center, which
confuses the police. The second victim's unexpected death breaks apart the
police's hitherto assumption that the trainer is a key suspect. Finally, the
third murder takes place, sending the police and detective Cho Kyeong-yoon
(played by Kim Kang-woo) scrambling for clues. But the serial killer, whose name
is Lee Yoon-seo, is nowhere to be found.
As the investigation unfolds, it turns out that all three of the victims
belonged to the same barracks when they served in the military. Incidentally or
not, 10 years ago, they beat up a soldier, whose name is none other than Lee
Yoon-seo, and they were transferred to a different unit due to the incident. All
the signs point to Lee, but he has long disappeared after suffering from some
schizophrenic symptoms, obviously initiated by the traumatic beating.
In addition to the mysterious suspect, detective Cho has more to deal with.
Everyone around him shows a sort of uneasiness, adding to confusion and
uncertainty. For instance, his girlfriend Cha Su-jin (Lee Soo-kyeong) suddenly
reveals a deep anxiety. Lee Yoon-seo's older sister, who is receiving medical
treatment due to the stress related to her brother, seems suspicious. Ominously,
detective Cho goes feel some serious anxiety himself, conducting his own secret
investigation.
Since plot twists in this type of mystery thriller are somewhat important, the
movie promotion staff repeatedly asked the journalists not to reveal the key
developments or climactic events. Such strong emphasis on preventing the
spoilers, in a way, suggests the gravity of the final scene in terms of the
film's overall storytelling power. Aside from the 'mysterious' plot, Lee
Soo-kyeong's sex scene, which turned out to be unexpectedly bold in
consideration of her conservative television actor's image, attracted keen media
attention at the press conference.
Inspectors Kyung-yoon CHO and Eun-joo PARK have been an inseparable duo ever
since their police academy days. One day, the two inspectors take on the case of
a young rich sports center owner, violently stabbed to death. The only clue to
the case is a piece of body hair with AB blood type found at the scene. The two
inspectors identify a swimming instructor as a major suspect to the case, but he
later gets brutally murdered in the same way. It is later revealed that the two
victims and a third party were once in the same army and committed a disgraceful
act together. The police see the murders as a serial murder case in revenge for
the victim at the time, ‘Yoon-suh LEE’. But as the murderer’s identity slowly
unfolds, inspector Kyung-yoon comes across another shocking mystery…
| Audio Format: | DD 2.0 |
| Video Format: | Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) |
| Languages: | Korean |
| Subtitles: | English, Korean |
| Country Made: | Korea |
| Region Code: | 3 |
| Year Made: | 2008 |
| Running Time: | 101+78 |
| Special Features: |
- Audio Commentary - After Commentary - Making Film - Characters - Music - Poster - Trailer |
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