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The Classified File

The Classified File

Crime · Drama · 2015

A detective and a fortune teller join forces to find a kidnapped child whom no one expects to be alive. Based on a true story.

Movie details

The Classified File

“33 days of missing, nobody but them believed she's still alive.”

2015 Crime · Drama 1h 48m

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6.6 / 10

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A detective and a fortune teller join forces to find a kidnapped child whom no one expects to be alive. Based on a true story.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Classified File?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kwak Kyung-taek

Written by

Kwak Kyung-taek

Kim Yoon-seok

Kim Yoon-seok

Gong Gil-yong

Yoo Hai-jin

Yoo Hai-jin

Kim Joong-san

Lee Jung-eun

Lee Jung-eun

Eun-joo's Mother

Song Young-chang

Song Young-chang

Eun-joo's Father

Hwang Chae-won

Hwang Chae-won

Eun-joo

Jang Young-nam

Jang Young-nam

Eun-joo's Aunt

Jung Ho-bin

Jung Ho-bin

Seo Jung-hak

Court is in session

Put The Classified File on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.