In his breakthrough second feature, Bong Joon Ho explodes the conventions of the policier with thrillingly subversive, genre-defying results. Based on the true story of a string of serial killings that rocked a rural community in the 1980s, Memories of Murder stars New Korean Cinema icon Song Kang Ho as the local officer who reluctantly joins forces with a seasoned Seoul detective (Kim Sang Kyung) to investigate the crimesleading each man on a wrenching, yearslong odyssey of failure and frustration that will drive him to the existential edge. Combining a gripping procedural with a vivid social portrait of the everyday absurdity of life under military rule, Bong fashions a haunting journey into ever-deepening darkness that begins as a black-comic satire and ends as a soul-shattering encounter with the abyss.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Kim Hyung Ku and approved by director Bong Joon Ho
• Two 2003 commentaries featuring Bong and members of the cast and crew, plus a new commentary featuring critic Tony Rayns
• New interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro
• New interview with Bong about the real-life serial killer who inspired the film
• Documentary from 2004 on the making of the film
• Deleted scenes, with optional audio commentary by Bong
• New interview with film scholar Jeff Smith on the use of sound in Bongs work
• Incoherence, a 1994 student film by Bong, with a new introduction by the director
• Teaser, trailer, and TV spot
• PLUS: An essay by critic and novelist Ed Park

• MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.53 ounces
• Director : Joon-ho Bong, Bong Joon-ho
• Media Format : Subtitled, NTSC
• Release date : April 20, 2021
• Actors : Song Kang-ho, Song Jae-Ho, Byun Hee-bong, Kim Rwe-ha, Kim Sang-kyung
• Subtitles: : English
• Producers : Izidore Codron, Karen Lam, Chris Roland, David Pupkewitz, Cha Seung-chae
• Studio : The Criterion Collection
• Country of Origin : USA
• Number of discs : 2