Decision to Leave
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From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

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Official Clip
2022-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
Official International Trailer #2
2022-10-14T13:10:47.000Z
Official International Trailer
2022-09-15T15:00:40.000Z
DECISION TO LEAVE Q&A | TIFF 2022
2022-09-13T15:44:39.000Z
Official Trailer
2022-08-02T00:35:26.000Z
Official Australian Teaser
2022-07-12T06:50:01.000Z
Official Teaser
2022-05-23T11:05:12.000Z
Official Int'l Teaser Trailer
2022-05-17T01:33:53.000Z
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Cast
Tang Wei
Song Seo-rae
Park Hae-il
Jang Hae-joon
Lee Jung-hyun
Jeong-ahn
Go Kyung-pyo
Soo-wan
Park Yong-woo
Lim Ho-shin
Kim Shin-young
Yeon-su
Yoo Seung-mok
Ki Do-soo
Jung Yi-seo
Mi-ji
Jung Young-sook
Monday Granny
Lee Hak-ju
Lee Ji-goo
Park Jeong-min
Hong San-oh
Jeong Ha-dam
Oh Ga-in
Seo Hyun-woo
Cheol-seong
Teo Yoo
Assistant Manager Lee
Shin An-jin
Mountain Lifeguard
Kim Do-yeon
ER Doctor
Go Min-si
Shaman
Cha Seo-won
Mr. Ryu
Joo In-young
Caregiver Manager
Choi Sun-ja
Seo-rae's Mother
Ahn Jin-sang
Homicide Detective
Jin Yong-uk
Director of Judging
Choi Dae-hoon
Sleep Doctor
Kim Mi-hwa
Madam Soft-shelled Turtle
Kwak Eun-jin
Ji-min
Lee Yong-nyeo
Friday Granny
Hwang Jae-won
Jang Ha-ju
Shon Gwan-ho
Gye Bong-seok
Jung Hyuk
Police Officer
Yoon Sung-won
Chief of Police
Kim Sung-gon
Yi-po Detective 1
Moon Soon-ju
Yi-po Detective 2
Kim Gwi-rye
Cheol-seong's Mother
Han Hyeon-jik
Ji-hyeok
Kim Do-dam
Witness Couple
Han Seo-wool
Witness Couple
Moon Jung-dae
Power Plant Worker 1
Yoo In-hye
Power Plant Worker 2
Kwon Hyuk
Police Inspector
Lee Ji-ha
APT Woman 1
Jun Sung-ae
APT Woman 2
Kim Gook-jin
Translation App (voice)
Kim Sang-hyun
Translation App (voice)
Cha Sang-do
Soft-shelled Turtle Thief 1
Kang Gyeong-su
Soft-shelled Turtle Thief 2
Details Of Movie
Music
Photos Kim Ji-yong
Revenue 16914773
Location South Korea
Producer Park Chan-wook, Ko Dae-seok
Director Park Chan-wook
User Reviews
badelf September 29 2022 05:27:50 AM

Based on the pacing and acting, this should be a top-tier movie, but I found it difficult to watch because of the cruddy subtitles I had.

Manuel São Bento October 23 2022 07:14:55 PM

MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/other-films-watched-lff-2022 "Decision to Leave is far from Park Chan-wook's best works, but it's still an intriguing, layered story about obsession and "forbidden love". It captures the viewer's full attention during the engaging first part, where the central theme and the respective romance appear to be in sync. However, momentum is lost with the repetitive, lengthy second half in which the same narrative points are approached without the same impact. Surprising humor provides a good balance, but it strangely ceases to be used after a certain point." Rating: B-

CinemaSerf October 30 2022 04:43:58 PM

When a man is found at the base of a mountain with his skull crushed, it looks like he slipped, or did he commit suicide, or was he pushed? Well it falls to detectives "Jang Hae-joon" (Park Hae-il) and his young sidekick "Soo-wan" (Go Kyung-Po) to get to the bottom of it. They are suspicious enough, but the only realistic suspect is his younger widow "Song Seo-rae" (Tang Wei) - but she has an alibi. She looks after ageing grannies and they swear that she is the milk of human kindness. Gradually, the older policeman begins to obsess a little about her. He stakes out her apartment at all hours, follows her - and she knows it too. Is she playing with him? Toying with him? Skip forwards a few years and he and his wife are in a market where they encounter "Seo-rae" and her brand new husband - a man on the run from folks he owes a great deal of money to. An embarrassed exchange follows before they leave, only for the officer to discover a few days later that there is a corpse in swimming pool and yep, it is that of her new husband. Is she a serial killer? Is she completely innocent? The inspector is convinced she is behind it, but he cannot prove it and his personal and increasingly destructive fascination with the woman, along with her own considerable skills at deception and manipulation lead us to a denouement that, well, certainly surprises. The acting here is strong, especially the young Tang We; there is some humour and we are also given a few clues, ourselves, as to just what might have happened - and whether or not she might be (or not) the perpetrator - there are red herrings a-plenty here. Jung Young Sook offers quite a charming contribution as the ageing and ostensibly corroborating granny "Hae-dong" too. The plot has loads of twists and turns, and essentially offers us two stories rolled into one. It's quirkily entertaining - and we are never quite sure! I really enjoyed this.

pimpskitters January 08 2024 02:43:34 AM

Decision to leave looks great. The way the camera moves, the layout of the scenes and the staging of it all, great. But, its a bit plodding, and I didn't quite understand the character motivations. I partly wonder if im at a loss of understanding the korean/chinese ethno-nationalist relationship, since it seemed to play into it all, but overall I didn't see what was so overwhelming about the Chinese girl that the Korean detective was obsessing over.