Decision to Leave

Heojil gyeolsim

K12

Genre

Romance, Mystery

Director

Park Chan-wook

Run time

2h 19min

Cast

Tang Wei, Park Hae-il

A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.

"With this seductive, serpentine neo-noir, Park Chan-wook raised the bar in the 2022 Cannes competition programme and reasserts his position as a peerless visual stylist. But there’s nothing superficial or superfluous about his style here: it’s all in the service of the film’s mercurial and at times disorientating blend of crime and passion. Detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) is a Busan-based homicide specialist renowned for his obsessively dedicated stakeouts and his diligence when it comes to unravelling the threads of a murder investigation. When a Korean man, a keen climber, falls to his death from a mountain, it at first seems like a clear cut accident. However, there’s something off in the reaction of the man’s Chinese wife, Seo-rae (Tang Wei), which marks her out as a suspect. But as Hae-joon’s fascination with her becomes all-consuming, it obscures his usually clear professional eye. Wendy Ide, Screen Daily"

Genre

Romance, Mystery

Director

Park Chan-wook

Run time

2h 19min

Cast

Tang Wei, Park Hae-il

A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.

"With this seductive, serpentine neo-noir, Park Chan-wook raised the bar in the 2022 Cannes competition programme and reasserts his position as a peerless visual stylist. But there’s nothing superficial or superfluous about his style here: it’s all in the service of the film’s mercurial and at times disorientating blend of crime and passion. Detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) is a Busan-based homicide specialist renowned for his obsessively dedicated stakeouts and his diligence when it comes to unravelling the threads of a murder investigation. When a Korean man, a keen climber, falls to his death from a mountain, it at first seems like a clear cut accident. However, there’s something off in the reaction of the man’s Chinese wife, Seo-rae (Tang Wei), which marks her out as a suspect. But as Hae-joon’s fascination with her becomes all-consuming, it obscures his usually clear professional eye. Wendy Ide, Screen Daily"

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Allowed

Production year

2022

Global distributor

CJ Entertainment

Local distributor

Estonian Theatrical Distribution OÜ

In cinema

1/13/2023