The Last Witness
2001 · 1h 46m · N/A
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Bae Chang-ho
Overview
Based on a true story and a legendary Korean novel, this movie follows Detective Oh (superstar Lee Jung Jae) and his investigation into the mysterious murder of a North Korean. His investigation leads him to a diary, which was written by a nun who - along with her boyfriend - helped lead the escape of North Korean POWs held captive during the Korean War. Detective Oh eventually becomes emotionally involved with the case and pursues the writer of the diary and her long-lost boyfriend, hoping to crack the case and learn more about the story of the POWs.
Director and cast
More films
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Action · Drama · Romance · PG-13
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
- Runtime
- 2h
- Director
- Ang Lee
- Cast
- Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi
48 Hrs. (1982)
Action · Comedy · Crime · R
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Director
- Walter Hill
- Cast
- Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole
Snow Cake (2006)
Drama · Romance · Not Rated
A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Director
- Marc Evans
- Cast
- Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
Crime · Drama · R
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Director
- Gary Fleder
- Cast
- Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe
Straw Dogs (1971)
Crime · Drama · Thriller · R
David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually ...
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Director
- Sam Peckinpah
- Cast
- Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members