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Decision to Leave

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From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man's wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
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If Decision to Leave isn't quite on the same level as Park Chan-wook's masterpieces, this romantic thriller is still a remarkable achievement by any other metric.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk 09/18/2024
5/5
Although this is a story of murder and death, it is also one of tenderness. Go to Full Review
Caryn James BBC.com 12/27/2022
Park Chan-wook puts a ravishing spin on a timeless story of romantic obsession and a detective who falls for his suspect. Go to Full Review
Scott Tobias The Reveal 12/19/2022
4/5
It’s not as immediately gripping as his previous work, but it lingers like perfume. Go to Full Review
Gavin Spoors FILMHOUNDS Magazine Aug 4
4/5
It's intoxicating to watch Seo-rae slowly peel back the layers throughout her journey, and you'll be seduced just as Hae-jun is. Go to Full Review
Anna Hoang Boston Hassle Jul 20
4/5
One might not find the tongue-cutting charm of Park’s other works in DECISION TO LEAVE, but the film presents a different emotion for us to taste-test: the sort of romantic sweetness that makes us want to rip the skin off our face in devastation. Go to Full Review
Joe George The Progressive 07/20/2024
4/5
While this mingling of crime and romance plots reveals the stern policeman to be a fundamentally fallible person, it also underscores the problems inherent in police work. Go to Full Review
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SNORKLEHEAD 02/13/2023 This is the kind of movie that only East Asians make these days (at least it seems that way to me). See more Jordan H 01/01/2023 wanted to love this but didn't buy into the central relationship enough See more Greg O 11/26/2022 Keeps your attention, well paced, wonderful acting See more Jacob N 11/09/2022 A haunting BRIEF ENCOUNTER as neo-noir with a gorgeous score and every frame and camera movement exquisitely crafted, performing a magic trick of seamlessly interweaving the past and mental projections of the past into the ever complicating present. See more Len 11/09/2022 great acting with a compelling story that keeps you interested and focused to the story. See more PayneReviews 11/07/2022 After being put on a murder case a detectives life becomes entangled with the live of his suspect resulting in disastrous consequences.Complete with gorgeous cinematography and excellent sound design I was truly immersed in the story. I loved the chemistry between Hae-Joon and Seo-rae they click as soon as they get on screen together. Had a similar feeling to Memories of Murder at first but quickly transcended and became its own thing. The murder is expertly crafted keeping the audience on their feet with Hae-Joon as he untangles one lead after another. Throughout the film they use this technique of having Hae-Joon show up in the scene when he's supposed to be watching it as a way to show him piecing things together and it's an extremely interesting way to show his thought process. The ending is brutal but effective, one of those endings I'm going to be thinking about for months to come. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man's wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.
Director
Park Chan-wook
Producer
Park Chan-wook
Screenwriter
Park Chan-wook, Seo-kyeong Jeong, Jeong Seo-kyeong
Distributor
MUBI
Production Co
CJ Entertainment, Moho Film
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Romance
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.2M
Runtime
2h 18m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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