''Air Murder'' () is a 2022 South Korean drama film written and directed by
Jo Yong-sun. The film, based on novel ''Gyun'' by
So Ji-won, which deals with the humidifier disinfectant disaster that actually happened in Korea, was released on April 22, 2022.
Synopsis
The setting of ''Air Murder'' is based on the
PHMG-caused lung disease outbreak in South Korea and the struggle to uncover the cause of the disease in the
Republic of Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its east ...
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Cast
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Kim Sang-kyung
Kim Sang-kyung (born June 1, 1972; ) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his leading roles in '' Memories of Murder'' (2003) and ''May 18'' (2007).
Two of his films directed by Hong Sang-soo, '' Tale of Cinema'' (2005) and '' Ha Ha Ha'' ( ...
as Jung Tae-hoon
: A doctor who loses his wife to an unknown lung disease and even puts his son at risk.
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Seo Young-hee
Seo Young-hee (born June 13, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her supporting role in thriller ''The Chaser'' (2008) and her award-winning lead role in horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or d ...
Han Gil-joo
: Tae-hoon's wife.
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Lee Sun-bin
Lee Jin-kyung (; born January 7, 1994), professionally known as Lee Sun-bin (), is a South Korean actress and singer. She is known for starring in '' Squad 38'' (2016), '' Missing 9'' (2017), and ''Criminal Minds'' (2017). She is a former memb ...
as Han Young-joo
[
: Gil-joo's younger sister, a prosecutor at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office who becomes a lawyer after the death of her sister.
* ]Yoon Kyung-ho
Yoon Kyung-ho (, born 5 July 1980) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He debuted in 2002 in SBS's documentary drama ''Savage Age''. He came into prominence in KBS's 2017 legal drama ''Witch at Court'' and tvN's 2019 TV series ...
as Seo Woo-shik[
: Manager at manufacturer company of humidifier disinfectant.
* ]Kim Jung-tae
Kim Jung-tae (born Kim Tae-wook on December 13, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles on film and television.
Career
He made his acting debut in 1999 with the film ''The Uprising'' under his birth name Kim Tae- ...
as Hyeon-jong
: An owner of a car center who lost his entire family in an instant due to an unknown lung disease.
* Lee Yoo-jun as Yang Gye-jang
: Young-joo's colleague at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office.
* Jo Seo-hoo
Jo Seo-hoo is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''Manhole'', ''My Sweet Dear'', '' Brilliant Heritage'' and '' Blind''. She also appeared in movies such as '' Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong'', ''My Sweet Dear'', ...
as Eun-jeong
* Jang Gwang
Jang Gwang (born January 5, 1952) is a South Korean actor in film and television.
Filmography Film
* ''Taste of Horror – Gym for Residents'' (TBA)
* '' Air Murder'' (2022)
* '' Sinkhole (2021)
* ''White Day: Broken Barrier'' (2021)
* ...
* Song Young-gyu
* Sung Byung-suk
* Jang Hyuk-jin
Jang Hyuk-jin (Korean: 장혁진, born Jang Seok-hyeon on 16 August 1971) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from Seoul Institute of the Arts – Department of Theater. He is better known for '' Dr. Romantic'' (2016), ''Suspicious Partner'' ...
* Lee Ji-hoon as In-ho
Production
Script reading was held on September 29, 2020, and filming began on October 9, 2020.
Notes
References
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* {{KMDb film, 28743
2022 films
2022 drama films
2020s Korean-language films
South Korean films based on actual events
South Korean courtroom films
South Korean drama films
Films about diseases
Films about lawyers
Films about physicians
Films based on South Korean novels
Films set in 2011