A Hard Day
A detective is stalked by a witness after trying to cover up a hit-and-run in this South Korean crime thriller from Seong-hun Kim (Tunnel).
On the way back from his mother's funeral, special crimes detective Gun-soo (Sun-kyun Lee, Paju) gets into an accident, killing a man instantly. To cover up his crime, he hides the body inside his mother’s coffin. Eventually, Gun-su's crime pops up on the police database and his own partner takes the case. While his colleague slowly uncovers more details of the accident, a mysterious witness begins threatening him.
- Director:
- Seong-hun Kim ('Tunnel', 'How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men')
- Writer:
- Seong-hun Kim
- Cast:
- Sun-kyun LeeJin-Woong ChoMan-sik JeongJeong-geun SinSuk-Tae JooDong-Young KimJung-eun Heo
Reviews & comments
Vulture
pressWhen was the last time you saw a modern thriller with so much narrative and visual wit that you were simultaneously laughing and crying out in fear - the kind the Coen brothers often make and Spielberg when he's in a Hitchcockian mood?
Variety
pressA South Korean police thriller that finds helmer-scribe Kim Seong-hung handling a taut yet elaborately plotted narrative with poise, control and near-faultless technical execution.
The New York Times
pressA kinetically visceral, enjoyable nasty joy ride, "A Hard Day" is pretty much as advertised.
Hollywood Reporter
pressKim Seong-hun's A Hard Day offers a masterclass in throat-squeezing, stomach-knotting suspense.
Vulture
pressWhen was the last time you saw a modern thriller with so much narrative and visual wit that you were simultaneously laughing and crying out in fear - the kind the Coen brothers often make and Spielberg when he's in a Hitchcockian mood?
Variety
pressA South Korean police thriller that finds helmer-scribe Kim Seong-hung handling a taut yet elaborately plotted narrative with poise, control and near-faultless technical execution.
The New York Times
pressA kinetically visceral, enjoyable nasty joy ride, "A Hard Day" is pretty much as advertised.
Hollywood Reporter
pressKim Seong-hun's A Hard Day offers a masterclass in throat-squeezing, stomach-knotting suspense.
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