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Through the Darkness

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by cookie 20-09-2023

[Trailer] Through the Darkness starring Kim Nam Gil |

Through The Darkness is a Korean detective and crime film, adapted from the non-fiction book of the same name by Kwon Il Yong, the country's first criminal profiler. Korea. The film is set in the 1990s, when Korea witnessed many serial murder cases that shook public opinion. Among them, there is a mysterious killer nicknamed Red Hat, who specializes in hunting and killing young women on the streets of Seoul.

To deal with these difficult cases, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has established a Criminal Behavior Analysis team, consisting of experts who are able to read the psychology and emotions of criminals. . This group is led by Yoon Tae Goo (Kim So Jin), with Song Ha Young (Kim Nam Gil) and Guk Young Soo (Jin Sun Kyu) as members. They used criminal profiling techniques, a new method learned from the US FBI, to analyze and predict the behavior of Red Hat and other murderers.

The film is a journey “through the darkness” as we follow the main character through the most brutal stories and also help lead this Team to its rightful place in the justice system. Not only the police, the film also makes us think about the position of the press and the victims in tragic stories3. The film also shows the careers and personal lives of the Team members, the difficulties and pressures they face when working with cold-blooded killers.

Director: Park Bo-ram
Screenwriter: Seol Yi-na, based on the book of the same name by Kwon Il-yong and Ko Na-mu
Actors: Kim Nam-gil, Jin Seon-kyu, Kim So-jin and many others
Duration: Each episode is about 60 minutes
Number of episodes: 12 episodes
Status: Finished
Genre: Detective, crime, thriller
Release year: 2022
Country: Korea

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