Movie Church: Memories of Murder
Here at CULTPLEX we've long regarded movie-going as a religious experience and the cinema as a sacred temple of worship. Week in, week out people don their best to celebrate the gods of cinema on the big screen as they intended us to. We could never quite put a name on this but recently one of our religion's patron saints Greta Gerwig talked of the Movie Church she assembled before her most recent sermon Barbie, to prepare her disciples for telling her next great story.
We are excited to bring our own MOVIE CHURCH as a regular monthly slot at the cinema (on Sundays, of course). Here you will find a celebration of the very best sermons to be committed to film, that typify the power of movies and deserve to be worshipped at the altar of big screen cinema. Expect introductory words from our clergy, a church raffle for film prizes and a truly holy cinematic experience.
Directed by Academy Award–winner Bong Joon-ho,
Memories of Murder is often regarded as one of the greatest Korean films of all time.
In 1986 Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, after two women are found raped and murdered, Seoul detective Seo Tae-yoon (Kim Sang-kyung) is brought in to help local detective Park Doo-man (Song Kang-ho) with the investigation. As more bodies are found, the pair realise they have a serial killer on their hands.
Inspired by the true story of Korea’s first known serial murders, the film follows two detectives, one local and impulsive, the other from Seoul and methodical, as they grapple with mounting pressure, elusive suspects, and their own conflicting approaches to justice. Taut, atmospheric, and laced with Bong’s signature dark humour, the film is as much a haunting portrait of 1980s rural Korea as it is a gripping crime thriller.
All of our screenings are 18+ unless otherwise stated, and the film start time is as advertised above.
*Content Warnings: strong gory images, references to sexual violence, language, sex references*
- Runtime: 131 minutes
- Director: Bong Joon Ho
- Country: South Korea
- Year: 2003
