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The Last Witness (2001 film)

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The Last Witness
Theatrical poster
Hangul
흑수선
Revised RomanizationHeugsuseon
McCune–ReischauerHŭksusŏn
Directed byBae Chang-ho
Written byBae Chang-ho
Based onThe Last Witness
by Kim Seong-jong
Produced byJeong Tae-won
StarringLee Jung-jae
Ahn Sung-ki
Lee Mi-yeon
CinematographyKim Yun-su
Distributed byCinema Service
Release date
  • November 16, 2001 (2001-11-16)
Running time
106 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

The Last Witness (Korean흑수선; RRHeugsuseon) is a 2001 South Korean thriller film written and directed by Bae Chang-ho, starring Lee Jung-jae, Ahn Sung-ki and Lee Mi-yeon. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kim Seong-jong, and is the second adaptation of the book, the first being in 1980.[1]

Synopsis

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A political prisoner, Hwang-seok is released after 50 years of solitary confinement. A day later, a body with stab wounds is recovered from a harbor. Detective Oh investigates the death and determines the body is that of Yang, a former soldier. Discovering a diary amongst Yang's possessions, Oh follows a trail of clues to a blind antique dealer, Ji-hye. It transpires that it was Yang who was responsible for the imprisonment of Hwang-seok, a suspected communist sympathizer in the Korean War. This makes Hwang-seok the prime suspect for the murder of Yang. But not all is as it seems, and a series of flashbacks back to the dark days of the Korean War and the infamous Geoje POW Camp on Geoje Island leads Oh to Han, a former North Korean soldier living in Japan, and a final, tragic resolution for two ill-fated lovers.[1]

Cast

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Leong, 2002, pp. 72–73

References

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  • Anthony C. Y. Leong (2002). Korean Cinema: The New Hong Kong - A Guidebook for the latest Korean New Wave. Trafford Publishing. pp. 72–73.[self-published source]
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