Bluebeard ~ A 2017 Korean Horror Thriller Film

“Bluebeard” is a 2017 Korean film, categorized as Psychological Drama, Horror, Crime and Mystery, and Thriller and Suspense.

 

“Bluebeard” is included in the lineup of
Samsung TV Plus On-Demand K-Horror Movies.

SUMMARY: A doctor sedates his patient and believes that he hears him confessing a crime. He is in a dilemma about what to do. Should he: (a) probe further to make sure the patient wasn’t just mumbling about something he was dreaming; (b) violate doctor/patient confidentiality and report the matter to the police; and (c) remain silent considering his own safety and do what needs to be done to protect himself?

♦ My Patient Just Revealed Something Shocking!

In “Bluebeard”, Seung-Hoon used to operate a clinic in Gangnam, but the clinic went bankrupt. His financial failure led to a marriage failure. He is broke and alone but manage to get a job as a physician at a hospital in Seoul. Since he doesn’t have much money Seung-Hoon doesn’t socialize much, eating out, etc. He is indulging himself by reading a mystery masterpiece series, unaware that he is about to become involved in a real unsolved murder mystery.

A series of recent murders have gone unsolved, along with a murder from 15 years ago. After sedating one of his elderly patients, he believes that he hears him make a confession. He was just trying to resettle himself and get his life back on track. What should he do?

The sedated elderly patient and his son own the butcher shop in the same building where he rents an apartment. The patient mentioned something about a severed head being in the refrigerator. The revelation was so frightening that he began to look at the butcher and his son with suspicion. Shortly after that, he heard of a news report where a headless body was found in the Han River. That just aroused his suspicion even more. The behavior of the butcher’s son is kind of creepy, and that adds to his doubts and fears.

What makes the situation even more complicated is that his personal failures in life have him sort of suffering a mental breakdown. As if he does not have enough stress, now he must deal with the possibility that the killer knows that HE KNOWS. What will the killer do?

Main Characters:

• Seung-Hoon (played by Cho Jin-Woong, “Believer 1 and 2”, “No Way Out: The Roulette”, “An Ethics Lesson”)
• Sung-Geun’s father (played by Shin Goo)
• Sung-Geun (played by Kim Dae-Myung)

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Viewership and Rating:

• IMDb rating: 6.4 out of 10 stars
• MyDramaList: 7.4 out of 5 stars

My personal rating is the same as My Drama List.

It seems “Bluebeard” was inspired by the Hwaseong serial murders, one of the most well-known serial killings in South Korea that occurred from 1986 to 1991 (or 1994?). When the killer, Lee Choon-jae, was finally captured, he said he was surprised the law enforcement officials did not catch him sooner. The murders had been unsolved for three decades.

LINKS OF INTEREST:

Movie Review: “Bluebeard” Starts Off With A Bang And Ends With A Whimper | Irish Film Critic

[Herald Review] ‘Bluebeard’ toys with psychology of fallen man | The Korea Herald

Busan 2017 Review: BLUEBEARD, Ambitious Chiller Lacks Tension | Modern Korean Cinema

4 Korean Dramas Set in Gangnam, Seoul’s Trendiest District | PopGeeks.com

TRAILER/TEASER:

Well Go USA Entertainment. “BLUEBEARD (2017) Official US Trailer | Mysterious Korean Horror Crime Thriller | Directed by Lee Soo-youn” [Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D929t_dWWQk.