Dark Figure of Crime (Korean: 암수살인; Hanja: 暗數殺人; RR: Amsu-salin; lit.
Unknown Murders) is a 2018 South Korean crime drama film directed by Kim Tae-kyun.
Kim uncovers the actual evidence with Kang's information, proving the homicide detectives fabricated his case.
Of the six remaining victims, Kim first investigates the disappearance of Oh Ji Hee, a former swimmer who is forced to work at a nightclub to support her grandmother in the village.
With the help of his new partner, Jo, Kim start investigating a second victim, Hwang, whom Kang claims he killed by pushing down a flight of stairs.
While clearing his desk, Kim notices an IUD birth control implant in the crime scene photo of the unidentified remains.
He then gets a list of all the women who had IUD implants around the time of the murder and discovers one reported missing woman, Park Mi Yong.
[15] The film eventually was released under a "age 15 rating", after approximately 2 minutes' worth of content were shaved off from the original cut.
"[19] The film finished in second place during its opening day, grossing US$3.4 million from 438,941 attendance, tailing Venom in the lead.
[21] During its opening weekend, the film earned US$7.9 million gross from 995,752 attendance and finished in second place, tailing Venom in the chart lead.
[24] The film surpassed 3 million admissions on October 17, after topping the box office for seven consecutive days.
[3] On September 20, 2018, the sister of a victim filed an injunction to the Seoul Central District Court to ban the screening of the film, complaining that the production crew did not ask permission before making a movie based on the murder of her brother.
The family member had appeared in the 869th episode of Unanswered [ko] in 2012, where the program investigated the murder of his mother and other victims.
[7] On September 28, 2018, the Seoul Central District Court held the first hearing between the production company and the victim's family to decide if the film will be banned from release.
[30] On October 1, 2018, the families of the victims withdrew their application for the screening ban, after receiving a sincere apology from the production company and also having considered the film's intention to increase the awareness of unreported crimes.