Memoir of a Murderer

Memoir of a Murderer (Hangul: 살인자의 기억법; lit: A Murderer's Guide to Memorization) is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Won Shin-yun. It is based on a bestselling novel by Kim Young-ha. The film stars Sol Kyung-gu and Kim Nam-gil in the lead roles, with Kim Seol-hyun and Oh Dal-su in the supporting roles. Filming began in late 2015. The film released in South Korean theatres on 6 September 2017. Plot After killing his abusive father as a teenager, Byeong-soo (Sol Kyung-gu) begins to believe there are people who deserve to die. During his killing spree, he buries his victims in a bamboo grove. After killing a woman, he gets into a car accident and injures his head, resulting in degenerative Alzheimer's disease. He stops killing, resumes his job as a veterinarian, and continues caring for his daughter Eun-hee (Kim Seol-hyun). After multiple visits to a nearby police station (as he forgets where he lives), Byeong-soo strikes up a friendship with policeman Byeong-man (Oh Dal-su). At Eun-hee's behest, Byeong-soo uses a recorder to maintain his routines. He types everything he can remember into a memoir and saves it on his laptop. He also goes to a poetry class, where his poetic depictions of murders attracts classmate Jo Yeon-joo (Hwang Seok-jeong), much to his annoyance.