S.I.U.

S.I.U.

No one can be trusted

2011 · 111 min · ★ 5.5 · Crime, Action, Adventure

Sung-Bum is a hot-tempered detective who relies on his intuition to crack cases. He rarely comes across a case that he cannot solve. The body of a police officer is then discovered in a burned out car near an abandoned building. Drugs are also found near the dead officer. To catch the killer the police department sets up a special investigation unit for the case. Sung-Bum takes part in the investigation. Ho-Ryong is a young, confident man who works as a criminal profiler. He trained with the F.B.I. in the United States. Ho-Ryong is also assigned to the special investigation unit. Ho-Ryong relies on evidence rather than instinct. Detective Sung-Bum takes an immediate dislike for Ho-Ryong.

Directed by Hwang Byeong-gug · Written by Hwang Sung-goo

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Uhm Tae-woong Kim Seong-beom
Joo Won Kim Ho-ryong
Jung Jin-young Hwang Du-su
Sung Dong-il Park In-mu
Lee Tae-im Jung Young-soon
Kim Jung-tae Park Gyung-sik
Jo Jae-yun Gecko
Jeong Man-sik detective
Kim Young-jae detective
Lee Hee-jun Geun-su
Yoo Seung-mok
Jeon Sang-jin

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