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Forgotten

Forgotten

Thriller · Mystery · Crime · 2017

Jin-seok, 21-year-old, moves into a new house with his family. He suffers from a slight schizophrenia but he carries an ordinary life under the warm care of the family. His older brother Yu-seok is a decent college student, a mentor, and role model for Jin-seok. One night, his beloved brother is kidnapped by unidentified assailants before Jin-seok's eye. Jin-seok can’t recognize their faces, but can remember only the VIN that matches with no car. After long silence of 19 days, suddenly Yu-seok returns home, but remembers nothing which had happened in the meantime. And soon Jin-seok feels Yu-seok is a total stranger.

Movie details

Forgotten

“Locked. Erased. Controlled. Isolated. Blurred.”

2017 Thriller · Mystery · Crime 1h 48m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.9 / 10

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Jin-seok, 21-year-old, moves into a new house with his family. He suffers from a slight schizophrenia but he carries an ordinary life under the warm care of the family. His older brother Yu-seok is a decent college student, a mentor, and role model for Jin-seok. One night, his beloved brother is kidnapped by unidentified assailants before Jin-seok's eye. Jin-seok can’t recognize their faces, but can remember only the VIN that matches with no car. After long silence of 19 days, suddenly Yu-seok returns home, but remembers nothing which had happened in the meantime. And soon Jin-seok feels Yu-seok is a total stranger.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Chang Hang-jun

Written by

Chang Hang-jun

Kang Ha-neul

Kang Ha-neul

Jin-seok

Kim Moo-yul

Kim Moo-yul

Yoo-seok / Choi Seong-uk

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park

Na Young-hee

Na Young-hee

Jin-seok's Father / Madam Min

Nam Myung-ryeol

Nam Myung-ryeol

Professor Choi

Lee Na-ra

Lee Na-ra

Professor Choi's Wife

Jeong Taek-hyeon

Jeong Taek-hyeon

High School Yoo-seok

Court is in session

Put Forgotten on trial.

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

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.