Dark Figure of Crime - CinemAsia

Convict Kang Tae-oh (Ju Ji-hoon) reveals to detective Kim Hyung-min (Kim Yoon-seok) that he murdered six other people before getting caught for killing his girlfriend. Kang selectively reveals details about the crimes to Kim, who must relentlessly filter through the psychopath’s manipulative motives and lies to track down the victims’ bodies and identities.

The term Dark Figure of Crime refers to the amount of hidden crimes that go unreported or undiscovered. Rather than finding the killer, this unorthodox murder mystery is a mental cat-and-mouse game to find the victims. Inspired by true events, Kim Tae-gyoon’s gripping yet admirably restrained script, co-written with Friend director Kwak Kyung-taek, was awarded Best Screenplay by the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Korean Association of Film Critics.