The closer you look, the harder you fall.
From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
- 7.3
- 2022
- Released
- 2h 19m
Tang Wei
Song Seo-rae
Park Hae-il
Jang Hae-joon
Lee Jung-hyun
Jeong-ahn
Go Kyung-pyo
Soo-wan
Park Yong-woo
Lim Ho-shin
Kim Shin-young
Yeon-su
Yoo Seung-mok
Ki Do-soo
Jung Yi-seo
Mi-ji
Jung Young-sook
Monday Granny
Lee Hak-ju
Lee Ji-goo
Park Jeong-min
Hong San-oh
Jeong Ha-dam
Oh Ga-in
Seo Hyun-woo
Cheol-seong
Teo Yoo
Assistant Manager Lee
Shin An-jin
Mountain Lifeguard
Kim Do-yeon
ER Doctor
Go Min-si
Shaman
Cha Seo-won
Mr. Ryu
Joo In-young
Caregiver Manager
Choi Sun-ja
Seo-rae's Mother
Ahn Jin-sang
Homicide Detective
Jin Yong-uk
Director of Judging
Choi Dae-hoon
Sleep Doctor
Kim Mi-hwa
Madam Soft-shelled Turtle
Kwak Eun-jin
Ji-min
Ahn Seong-bong
Go-bin
Lee Yong-nyeo
Friday Granny
Hwang Jae-won
Jang Ha-juShon Gwan-ho
Gye Bong-seokJung Hyuk
Police Officer
Yoon Sung-won
Chief of Police
Kim Sung-gon
Yi-po Detective 1
Moon Soon-ju
Yi-po Detective 2Kim Gwi-rye
Cheol-seong's Mother
Han Hyeon-jik
Ji-hyeokKim Do-dam
Witness Couple
Han Seo-wool
Witness Couple
Moon Jung-dae
Power Plant Worker 1Yoo In-hye
Power Plant Worker 2
Kwon Hyuk
Police Inspector
Lee Ji-ha
APT Woman 1
Jun Sung-ae
APT Woman 2
Kim Gook-jin
Translation App (voice)
Kim Sang-hyun
Translation App (voice)
Jeong So-ri
Released
ko
$16,914,773.00
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Reviews
Decision to leave looks great. The way the camera moves, the layout of the scenes and the staging of it all, great. But, its a bit plodding, and I didn't quite understand the character motivations. I partly wonder if im at a loss of understanding the korean/chinese ethno-nationalist relationship, since it seemed to play into it all, but overall I didn't see what was so overwhelming about the Chine
When a man is found at the base of a mountain with his skull crushed, it looks like he slipped, or did he commit suicide, or was he pushed? Well it falls to detectives "Jang Hae-joon" (Park Hae-il) and his young sidekick "Soo-wan" (Go Kyung-Po) to get to the bottom of it. They are suspicious enough, but the only realistic suspect is his younger widow "Song Seo-rae" (Tang Wei) - but she has an alib
MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/other-films-watched-lff-2022 "Decision to Leave is far from Park Chan-wook's best works, but it's still an intriguing, layered story about obsession and "forbidden love". It captures the viewer's full attention during the engaging first part, where the central theme and the respective romance appear to be in sync. Howe
Based on the pacing and acting, this should be a top-tier movie, but I found it difficult to watch because of the cruddy subtitles I had.