The Lost Choices (2015 Film)

The Lost Choices (Korean: 어떤살인; RR: Eoddeonsalin) is a 2015 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Ahn Yong-Hoon. The film explores themes of trauma and justice through the story of a young woman seeking retribution after a series of violent encounters.

Promotional poster for the film The Lost Choices

Plot

The story follows Chae Ji-Eun (Shin Hyun-Bin), a woman in her 20s who suffers from a speech impediment resulting from a past car accident. Despite her challenges, she works toward her career goal of becoming a game designer. Her life is upended when she becomes the victim of a violent assault involving three men. When she reports the incident to the police, her account is met with skepticism, leaving her feeling isolated and powerless. Following a second traumatic encounter, Ji-Eun decides to take matters into her own hands, eventually arming herself.

Production and Release

The film was directed by Ahn Yong-Hoon, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Shin Mi-Hee. It was produced by No Il-Hwan and Lee Seo-Yeol, with cinematography by Lee Bong-Joo. The Lost Choices was released in South Korea on October 28, 2015, with a runtime of 108 minutes and was distributed by TCO.

Cast

Yoon So-Yi as Kang Ja-Gyum
Shin Hyun-Bin as Chae Ji-Eun
Kim Hyuk as Detective Kim
An Se-Ha as No Chang-Bae
Lee Young-Joon as Kim Sang-Hyun
Kim Kyung-Sik as Detective Park
Kim Young-Sun as Chae Ji-Eun's mother
Jo Young-Jin as Chae Ji-Eun's father
Oh Il-Young as Jang Moon-Soo
Lee Hyeon-Ho as part-time worker
Joo Sung-Hwan as Team Leader Lee