Just can’t get enough of COM!

How many times have you watched내가 살인범이다 “Confession of Murder” or COM for short?

I didn’t make it to its premiere in Korea on 8 November 2012 due to my busy schedule.  However I got to watch it at the cinemas during its run in Singapore (caught it at the tail end when I went home for my vacation and on Park Sihoo-ssi’s 35th birthday!) and in Hong Kong where we made it a Park Sihoo fan event at a time when he disappeared from public view. And I have watched it inflight on several occasions.  

Just can’t get enough of COM – the plot and the acting just grip you.  And you get to see Park Sihoo-ssi bigger than life on the silver screen 🙂  What can be better incentive?

Directed by Jung Byung-gil and starring Jung Jaeyoung and Park Sihoo, this thriller revolved around a police detective, Choi Yonggu, who was obsessed with hunting down a serial killer whom he failed to capture 15 years earlier. Years later, a man, Lee Dusuk, published a novel, “Confession of Murder”, claiming to be responsible for the hideous crimes.  The novel became an overnight hit and Lee constantly taunted the detective, sneering at his failure over the years.

Park Sihoo-ssi played the role of the handsome novelist. He was nominated for the “Best New Actor Award” at the 50th Grand Bell (Daejong) Film Festival in 2013. COM won a number of awards for its director, screenplay and cinematography in Korea. It also won the “Thriller Award” at the 2013 Brussels Fantastic Film Festival in Belgium.  

During its opening weekend in Korea, the movie grossed over USD 4 million, a feather in the cap for Park Sihoo-ssi’s first movie.  It also made it way to theatres in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan and to top European and American film festivals including the Florence Korea Film Fest in Italy, l’Etrange Festival in Paris, France, San Diego Asian Film Festival, New York Asian Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival etc. COM continued to be broadcasted on TV, at film festivals and inflight since its opening.

And it seems we just can’t get enough of COM and definitely not of Park Sihoo-ssi!

COM was featured in the Asia On Screen Film Festival organised by the Asia Society and Security Bank in the Philippines from 8 – 12 May 2015.  Asia On Screen 2015 is Manila’s premier film festival and featured award-winning and critically-acclaimed films from across the Asian region. 

Park Sihoo-ssi’s Philippines fans must have been be thrilled!  I hope you all got the chance and enjoyed watching your favourite man on the big screen the Sunday past!

看不厌的“我杀”

你看过多少次내가 살인범이다“我是杀人犯“”或短称”我杀“呢？

因为工作忙碌，我没能抽出时间去韩国观看“我杀”在2012年11月8日举办的首映。不过，很幸运的是，我回家度假时，赶得及在新加坡观看“我杀”，那天还是施厚君的35岁生日呢！我也在香港电影院放映时观看过，那时候施厚君已从公众视野中消失，我们几乎把那场电影当成施厚君的粉丝见面会了。我也在飞机上看了几次“我杀”。

“我杀”真的看不厌，剧情和演技都一等。更激动的是你能在大银幕上看到比本人更大的施厚君！

由郑秉吉导演，郑在永和朴施厚主演，这部惊悚片围绕着一名警探痴迷于追捕15年前他未能捕捉到的连环杀手。多年以后，自称该连环杀人凶手的李斗石以《我是杀人犯》为名出版了自传，旋即成为畅销书。样貌英俊、谈吐得体的李斗石成为偶像级的人物，受到大众的高度关注。他不断嘲弄侦探，嘲讽他的失败。

施厚君扮演了帅气小说家的角色。他在2013年第50届大钟（Daejong）电影节被提名为“最佳新演员奖。“我杀“在韩国荣获多项奖项，包括最佳导演，编剧和摄影奖。它还在2013比利时举办的布鲁塞尔奇幻电影节（Brussels Fantastic Films Festival）获得了“Thriller奖”。

施厚君的第一部电影“我杀“在韩国首周末的票房收入超过400万美元，得到好评。接着“我杀”在新加坡，香港和日本等电影院播放， 也被邀请参加顶级欧美电影节，包括在意大利的佛罗伦萨韩国电影节，在法国巴黎L’Etrange电影节，圣地亚哥亚洲电影节，纽约亚洲电影节，多伦多亚洲国际电影节等。“我杀“也继续在电视，电影节和飞行播道播出。

这么久以来我们都不厌倦观看“我杀”和施厚君演的角色。最近“我杀”被邀请参加由亚洲协会和安全银行在菲律宾举办的亚洲屏幕电影节。2015年的亚洲屏幕电影节是马尼拉首屈一指的电影节，展出了亚洲地区获奖及广受好评的影片。

施厚君的菲律宾粉应该非常高兴！我希望大家上星期天都有机会去观赏你们最喜欢的男人在大屏幕上！

Photo credits: Asia On Screen Film Festival, Park Sihoo’s Twitter, Weibo