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The Case of Itaewon Homicide



Genre: Mystery
Audio: Korean
Year: 2009
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Hangul: 이태원 살인사건
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Running Time: 100 min.





The Case of Itaewon Homicide (Korean: 이태원 살인사건; translit. Itaewon Salinsageon) is a 2009 South Korean film, based on a true story, which shocked Korea when college student Jo Jong-Pil was found dead at an Itaewon Burger King in 1997.

Two teenagers, Arthur Patterson, the son of an American service member and Korean mother, and Edward Lee, became suspects but were eventually freed due lack of evidence and the case was never solved. It stars Jang Geun-suk as Arthur Patterson and Jeong Jin-young as his lawyer. Song Joong-ki, who played the victim, went on to star in the TV series Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010).

SYNOPSIS

A college student, Jong-pil Jo, gets into an argument with some youths at fast food restaurant in Itaewon, South Korea. The boy is later found stabbed to death in the restroom of the restaurant. Two Korean-Americans, Pearson and Alex, are known to have gone into the bathroom after Jong-pil Jo and become prime suspects. The prosecution must now determine which of the two committed the crime.

CAST

  • Jeong Jin-young as Prosecutor Park
  • Jang Geun-suk as Robert J. Pearson (Arthur Patterson)
  • Shin Seung-hwan as Alex "AJ" Jung (Edward Lee)
  • Oh Gwang-rok as Attorney Kim Byeon
  • Ko Chang-suk as Alex's father
  • Song Joong-Ki as. Jo Jong-Pil (murder victim)
  • Kim Jung-Ki as Judge
  • Choi Il-Hwa as. Jong-Pil's father
  • Kim Min-Kyung as Jong-Pil's mother
  • Song Young-Chang
  • Jo Seung-Eun
  • Park Jin-Young as Attorney Jang
  • Jin Kyung as Prosecutor Park's wife