I Saw the Devil
“Abandon all compassion.”
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
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Cast
39 people
Lee Byung-hun
Kim Soo-hyeon
Known for
Squid Game
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Choi Min-sik
Kyung-chul
Known for
Oldboy
Lucy
Jeon Kuk-hwan
Squad Chief Jang
Known for
Crash Landing on You
Big Mouth
Cheon Ho-jin
Section Chief Oh
Known for
Doctor Stranger
Beyond Evil
Oh San-ha
Joo-yeon
Also in
Eunguk and the Ugly Duckling
Several Questions That Make Us Happy
Kim Yoon-seo
Se-yeon
Known for
Remarriage & Desires
Nam Bo-ra
Section Chief's Daughter
Known for
Moon Embracing the Sun
The Suspect
Lee Jun-hyeok
NIS Agent
Known for
Happiness
Touch Your Heart
Yoon Chae-yeong
Nurse Han Song-i
Also in
Who's That Knocking At My Door?
A Touch Of Unseen
Choi Mu-sung
Tae-joo
Known for
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Reply 1988
Kim In-seo
Se-jung
Also in
Shut Up: Flower Boy Band
Dwiju: Cursed Box
Kim Kap-soo
Planning Team Deputy Head
Known for
Sweet Home
Queen of Tears
Kim Jee-woon Director · Park Hoon-jung Screenplay Mowg Composer
Worldwide gross $13M · Budget $6M · United States release March 4, 2011
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,966,357
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Softbank Ventures
Production
Peppermint & Company
Production
Siz Entertainment
Production
Finecut
Production
Michigan Venture Capital
Production
Showbox
Production
CJ Investment
Production
Peppermint&company
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South Korea
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Languages
Original title
악마를 보았다
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Brazil · August 12, 2010
Theatrical
South Korea · August 12, 2010
Theatrical
United States · March 4, 2011
Theatrical · (limited)
United States
January 21, 2011 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Argentina
November 15, 2010 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Australia
May 10, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Belgium
April 14, 2011 · Premiere · Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Canada
September 14, 2010 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
December 1, 2011 · Physical · DVD and Blu-ray
France
January 29, 2011 · Premiere · Gérardmer Film Festival
July 6, 2011 · Theatrical
September 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
April 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 26, 2011 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Indonesia
August 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
November 29, 2010 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
Japan
February 25, 2011 · Premiere · Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
February 26, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 10, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
April 28, 2011 · Theatrical · Blu ray
April 29, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Norway
April 4, 2011 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
November 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 12, 2011 · Premiere · Cinemanila International Film Festival
Poland
August 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
June 28, 2011 · Premiere · 33rd Moscow International Film Festival
July 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Serbia
March 5, 2011 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
September 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
September 18, 2010 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
October 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 19, 2010 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
November 2, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
July 7, 2011 · Premiere · Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
Taiwan
October 30, 2010 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 27, 2011 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
May 9, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical
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