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I Saw the Devil

2010 South Korean film by Kim Jee-woon
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Summary

I Saw the Devil is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,831 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Asian Film Awards[3], Fantasporto[4], Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival[5], Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer[6], San Sebastián International Film Festival[7]
  • Director: Kim Ji-woon[8]
  • Screenwriter: Park Hoon-jung[9]
  • Composer: Mowg[10]
  • Genre: psychological thriller[11], action film[12], crime film[13], splatter film[14]
  • Cast member: Lee Byung-hun[15], Choi Min-sik[16]
  • Producer: Kim Hyeon-Woo[17]
  • Director of photography: Lee Mo-gae[18]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Korean[19]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[20], theatrical release[21]
  • Review score: 81%[22], 7.2/10[23], 67/100[24]
  • Color: color[25]
  • Country of origin: South Korea[26]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2010[27], August 12, 2010[28], March 4, 2011[29], April 29, 2011[30]
  • Distributed by: SHOWBOX Co., Ltd.[31], Netflix[32], Fandango at Home[33]
  • Narrative location: Seoul[34]
  • Official website: http://www.isawthedevil.co.kr[35]
  • Filming location: Seoul[36]
  • Main subject: revenge[37], serial killer[38]
  • Film editor: Nam Na-yeong[39]
  • Title: 악마를 보았다[40]
  • Duration: 141 minutes[41]
  • Capital cost: 6,000,000 US dollars[42]
  • Box office: 12,966,357 US dollars[43], 12,068,632 US dollars[44], 129,210 US dollars[45]
  • EIRIN film rating: R15+[46], R18+[47]

Why It Matters

I Saw the Devil has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did I Saw the Devil receive?

Honors received include Asian Film Awards[3], Fantasporto[4], Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival[5], and Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer[6].

Related Entities

Choi Min-sik film Kim Ji-woon Lee Byung-hun Netflix Seoul South Korea

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved . boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . eirin.jp. Retrieved . eirin.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . eirin.jp. Retrieved . eirin.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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