Hoa-cha (2012)
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Duration: 117 minuten
Alternative titles: Helpless / Hwacha / 화차
Country:
South Korea
Directed by: Young-Joo Byun
Starst: Kim Min-hee, Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Seong-ha
IMDb score:
6,7 (2.846)
Releasedate: 8 March 2012
Hoa-cha plot
"Spread her wings only to fall deeper."
A month before he plans to marry Sun-young, Moon-ho drives her to Andong to introduce her to his parents. During a short stop along the way, however, Sun-young disappears without a trace. Moon-ho goes to the police and reports her missing. Back in Seoul, he finds her apartment completely looted. Baffled, Moon-ho sets out with his cousin Jong-Geun, a former corrupt police officer, to find out who his fiancée really is.
Actors and actresses
Cha Kyeong-seon
Jang Moon-ho
Kim Jong-geun
Han-na
Ha Seong-sik
No Seung-joo
Moon-ho's Friend
Moon-ho's Father
Park Myeong-sin
Loan Shark
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
Beforehand I expected something like a Korean version of George Sluizer's Spoorloos. The film starts exactly the same, but then a completely different mystery develops about identity fraud. Although the film is quite exciting at times, it could have had a bit more pace. I know Seon-gyun Lee from a few amusing comedies. He is better at that than this kind of drama.
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Filmkriebel
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- 10013 messages
- 4679 votes
Melancholic thriller/drama about the disappearance of a woman in a parking lot. Her future husband, who had just left, tries to find her. Then follows a further development that the American film industry would not dare to undertake. Because the film deviates far from the beaten track and does not aim to please the crowd. The man discovers that his wife had a hidden existence and lived with him under a stolen identity.
This detective film is very slow, layered and complex, but also gripping and original. Requires a lot of attention, because flashbacks are not indicated and there are many details to process. Suddenly you have to understand that you are watching events in the past, and every piece of the puzzle has a place. This makes the film, especially in the first half, not so easy to follow. Those who persevere will be rewarded with a quite shocking ending. You won't get out of this with a good feeling. Somewhere between 3 and 3.5*.
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