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The Vanished

The Vanished

Thriller · Crime · Mystery · 2018

A detective investigates the disappearance of a woman's corpse from a morgue and tries to uncover the cause of her death.

Movie details

The Vanished

“I killed my wife and her body disappeared.”

2018 Thriller · Crime · Mystery 1h 41m

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TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

A detective investigates the disappearance of a woman's corpse from a morgue and tries to uncover the cause of her death.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Vanished?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lee Chang-hee

Written by

Lee Chang-hee

Kim Sang-kyung

Kim Sang-kyung

Woo Jung-sik

Kim Kang-woo

Kim Kang-woo

Park Jin-han

Kim Hee-ae

Kim Hee-ae

Yoon Seol-hee

Han Ji-an

Han Ji-an

Hye-jin

Seo Hyun-woo

Seo Hyun-woo

Dong-gu

Lee Min-ji

Lee Min-ji

Sook-kyung

Lee Ji-hoon

Lee Ji-hoon

Seok-won

Court is in session

Put The Vanished 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.