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Target (2023)
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Original name: 타겟
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Soo-hyun, who has recently moved into a new house, buys a used washing machine through a second-hand app but finds out it doesn't work. Annoyed by the seller's irresponsibility, she leaves a comment calling the seller a con man, and reports it to the police. Little does she know that the seller is a psychopathic serial killer who uses an online second-hand market to lure his victims. Her comment renders his hunt for a new victim all but impossible so she becomes his next target. She starts receiving obscene phone calls, countless unwanted food deliveries, and strange men knocking on her door looking for a good time. A trip to the sender's address proves deadly serious when the police and Soo-hyun find a man's dead body.
Style:
tense, detective, psychological thriller, suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, disturbing, grim ...
Plot:
female protagonist, investigation, serial killer, stalker, criminal, forensics, threat, private investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, cat and mouse, privacy invasion, paranoia, obsession, home invasion, manipulation, survivor, police investigation, revenge, isolation, urban, social commentary, gaslight
Time:
contemporary
Place:
south korea
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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392
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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