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  1. No matter what you think of the film, “Memories of Murder” has an interesting backstory, as it’s based on the true story of South Korea’s first serial killings that happened in the late-‘80s.

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  2. Sep 20, 2019 · After more than 30 years of a case gone cold, South Korean police believe they have identified the real-life killer who inspired Bong Joon-ho’s 2003 classic thriller Memories of Murder.

  3. Apr 20, 2021 · The film depicts the unsolved serial killings in South Korea in 1986-1991, and how they reflect the country's political repression. Learn how the identity of the killer changed the film's ending and its impact.

  4. Nov 3, 2020 · Lee Chun-jae, who inspired Bong Joon Ho's film "Memories of Murder", admitted to killing 14 women, including 10 in the Hwaseong murders that went unsolved for decades. He said he was surprised he was not caught sooner and apologized to the victims and their families.

  5. Memories of Murder ( Korean : 살인의 추억) is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo, and based on the 1996 play Come to See Me by Kim Kwang-rim. It stars Song Kang-ho and Kim Sang-kyung.

  6. Sep 30, 2019 · Three decades after the unsolved serial killings that inspired director Bong Joon Ho’s critically acclaimed 2003 film “Memories of Murder,” the Korean authorities recently identified a man they...

  7. Based on a true story that occurred in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province over the course of six years (1986 - 1991). 10 women were raped and murdered in a 2km radius ranging from a 71 year-old grandmother to a 13 year old schoolgirl.