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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 05/14/2002 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV Audio Tracks: English, Korean Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 56 mins Studio: Kino Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Horror, Thriller, Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Police Detective Film

This film opens with a young man arriving at an apartment and ending up on a concrete slab getting slowly dismembered with a scalpel by an unseen killer. That unfortunate soul, along with a number of other hapless victims, turns up in a bunch of plastic garbage bags littered around Seoul during Korea's steamy, rainy season. Burnt-out cop Jo (Han Suk-Kyu) is assigned to head up the investigation. The killer, who puts the limbs of a body with the corpse of another, clearly must have a basic grasp of surgery, Jo and his colleague Oh (Jang Hang-seon) quickly surmise. Their inquiry soon leads them to Chae Su-yeon (Korean idol Shim Eun-Ha), a beautiful museum restorer who knew three of the victims. At first, she is wary and unresponsive. The cops' attention is briefly turned toward Kim Ki-yeon (Yu Jun-sang), an obsessive suitor of Chae who had not been seen for several days, that is, until a video tape surfaces of the missing man getting his legs lopped off. Later, as Chae begins to divulge the dark secrets of her past -- sexual abuse and the fiery death of a friend -- the body count grows and the murders become more gruesome. Director Chang Yoon-Hyun's profoundly creepy "hardgore" thriller was a major box-office success in its native South Korea, matching that of Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (1999). ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Shim Eun-Ha - Chae Su-yeon

Chang Yoo-Hyun's psychological thriller Tell Me Something comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and Korean soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer and a still photo gallery. This is a solid release from Kino Video that is recommended highly to anyone with an interest in Asian cinema as well as any genre enthusiast. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide