The Executioner
2009·South Korea·98 min.
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An execution scheduled to be carried out in 12 years creates a hostile and stifling atmosphere among guards in one jail. This has profound effects on the dehumanization of Jae-kyoung, a young, newly appointed guard who nonetheless happens to find that a cold-blooded colleague of his, Jong-ho, has some humane traits.
DirectorJin Ho Choi
ScreenwriterYoung Ok Kim
CinematographyTae-Sung Kim
Original titleJiphaengja (The Executioner)