DECISION TO LEAVE

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Romance, Thriller | 138 MIN | SOUTH KOREA

What happens when an object of suspicion becomes a case of obsession? Winner of Cannes Best Director in 2022, Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, The Handmaiden) returns with a seductive romantic thriller that takes his renowned stylistic flair to dizzying new heights. When detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) arrives at a murder scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae (Tang Wei) may know more than she initially lets on. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, Hae-joon finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire, proving that the darkest mysteries lurk inside the human heart.

FESTIVALS | AWARDS: Cannes Film Festival 2022: Winner, Best Director; Toronto International Film Festival 2022, New York Film Festival 2022
DIRECTOR: Park Chan-wook
WRITTEN BY: Park Chan-wook, Seo-kyung Chung
WITH: Tang Wei, Hae-il Park

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