It’s time to cut to the chase as we dive into episode seven of Sarah’s true crime movies season! This week on Shoot the Hostage, we are venturing back into the world of Korean cinema with the 2008 breakout hit, The Chaser. Sarah is continuing her trend of making Dan watch the best serial killer movies he’s never heard of, though Dan is still recovering from his time in Morocco and feeling like a bit of a “soulless husk”.

We’re breaking down the feature film debut of Na Hong-jin (The Wailing) which stars Kim Yoon-seok as Joong-ho, an ex-cop turned pimp who is trying to find “his missing girls”. Inspired by the real-life case of the “Raincoat Killer”, we also follow the Seoul Police force as they Mr Magoo their way through the investigation while young women are preyed upon by Ji Young-min (Ha Jung-woo).

What to expect from the episode:

• Sarah explains why this film is a pivotal entry in modern Korean cinema.
• We discuss director Na Hong-jin’s knack for making incredibly dark feature films.
• A look into the grim real-life crimes of the South Korean “Raincoat killer”
• Sarah defends the character progression of the protagonist.
• We analyse the “Keystone Cops” energy of the fictionalised police force.
• Dan wonders why there weren’t more “Banderas-style” guitar-case rocket launchers.

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