I Saw the Devil

악마를 보았다 (2010)

Timing: 2:24 (144 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2010-08-12

Country

Korea

Production

Finecut, CJ Entertainment, Peppermint&company, Showbox, Softbank Ventures, Siz Entertainment, Michigan Venture Capital, CJ Investment

Genre

Thriller, Horror

Budget

$6 000 000

Revenue

$12 773 990

Website

http://www.isawthedevilmovie.com/

Director

Kim Jee-woon

Actors

Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Kuk-hwan, Cheon Ho-jin, Oh San-ha, Kim Yoon-seo, Nam Bo-ra, Lee Jun-hyuk, Yoon Chae-yeong, Choi Moo-seong
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Scenario

Producer

Kim Jung-hwa, Kim Jae-young, Kim Hyun-woo

Operator

Lee Mo-gae

Composer

Mowg

Artist

Audition

Editing

Nam Na-young, Kim Mi-young
All team (47)

• Actor Choi Min-sik, who played one of the main roles, found the film's script and suggested it to the director.
• Filming took place in the Mokdong district of Seoul.
• The working title of the film was “Subtropics” (Ayeoldae).
• This was Choi Min-sik's first major role after his protests and refusals to act due to quotas on foreign films.
• There are two versions of the film: one for South Korean theatrical release and an international version. They differ in some scenes, runtime, and music.
• The South Korean version of the film had to be re-edited twice to receive an 18+ rating.
• Cannibal (Choi Moo-son) tells his next victim that he will dismember her in the following order – arms, legs, head. It is in this very order that the vigilante (Lee Byung-hun) maims the maniac (Choi Min-sik): first breaking an arm, then cutting the Achilles tendon on a leg, and finally decapitating him.
• The film's script was found and offered to the director by actor Choi Min-sik, who played one of the main roles.
• This was Choi Min-sik's first leading role after his protests and refusal to act due to quotas on foreign films.
• The working title of the film was “Subtropics” (Ayeoldae).