Crocodile (1996 film)

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Crocodile
Crocodile film poster.jpg
Hangul
악어
Revised Romanization Ageo
McCune–Reischauer Ak ŏ
Directed by Kim Ki-duk
Written byKim Ki-duk
Starring Cho Jae-hyun
Jeon Moo-song
Ahn Jae-hong
Woo Yun-kyeong
Cinematography Lee Dong-sam
Edited by Park Gok-ji
Release date
  • November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩250 million [1]

Crocodile is a 1996 South Korean film. Released on November 16, [1] it was the directorial debut of Kim Ki-duk and stars Cho Jae-hyun as the titular character. [2]

The film tells the story of a man living at the edge of the Han River in Seoul who saves a woman trying to commit suicide. He then proceeds to rape and abuse her until an odd relationship develops between them. [2]

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References

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