''Montage'' () is a 2013 South Korean thriller film starring

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, and Song Young-chang. The movie was remade in India as ''

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'' in 2016, and in China as '' The Guilty Ones'' in 2019.

Plot

A kidnapper disappeared 15 years ago without a trace. Five days before the case's

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expires, someone is found anonymously leaving a flower at the crime scene. A few days later, another kidnapping takes place using the same

method Method ( grc, μέθοδος, methodos) literally means a pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, or system. In recent centuries it more often means a prescribed process for completing a task. It may refer to: *Scien ...

on a similar target. Police team up to solve the case before it's too late as in its previous case. Detective (

) is consulted and he confirms it is a similar MO. Later it turns out to be the child's grandfather (Song Young-chang), was the perpetrator of the first kidnapping 15 years ago. This was found out by the mother (

), and she kidnaps his granddaughter using the same MO. She thought the guilt will make him confess his past crimes. The detectives find out, confront the grandfather, and make a deal with him. He confesses his sins and goes to prison. Everyone involved in the long-unsolved case finds closure.

Cast

as Ha-kyung *

as Cheong-ho *Song Young-chang as Han-chul *

Jo Hee-bong Jo Hee-bong (born August 23, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Hee-bong began his acting career in 1997 as part of the theatre troupe Bipa (비파). He later became known as a supporting actor onscreen, in films such as '' Blind'' (2011) and ''Inc ...

as Detective Kang *Yoo Seung-mok as Chief detective Kwak * Lee Jun-hyeok as Chief detective Shin *

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as Section chief Koo *

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as Detective Choi *

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as Ear doctor Han *

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as Yong-sik *

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as Seo-jin, Ha-kyung's daughter *Heo Jung-eun as Bom, Han-chul's granddaughter *Song Min-ji as Bom's mother

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{IMDb title, 2969522, Montage 2013 films 2013 crime thriller films South Korean mystery films South Korean crime thriller films South Korean films remade in other languages Films about kidnapping 2010s South Korean films