Perfect Number (2012)

Name: Perfect Number
Director: Pang Eun-jin
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2012-10-18
Duration: 2 h
Cast: Ryoo Seung-bum, Lee Yo-won, Kim Yoon-sung, Kim Bo-ra

Thriller Mystery

Director: Pang Eun-jin

Cast: Ryoo Seung-bum, Lee Yo-won, Kim Yoon-sung, Kim Bo-ra

Runtime120 min

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A brilliant math teacher formulates the perfect cover-up after his neighbor murders her abusive ex-husband.

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Fans of psychological thrillers and inventive mystery plots will enjoy 'Perfect Number' (2012), directed by the acclaimed Pang Eun-jin. The film features a brilliant performance by Ryoo Seung-bum as a math teacher who concocts a clever cover-up after a neighbor's murder, creating a taut cat-and-mouse game that challenges the viewer's perceptions.

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Perfect Number is a 2012 South Korean mystery-drama film directed by Bang Eun-jin. Adapted from Keigo Higashino's novel The Devotion of Suspect X, it centers around a mild-mannered mathematics teacher who plans the perfect alibi for the woman he secretly loves when she unexpectedly murders her abusive ex-husband. Cho Jin-woong received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 49th Baeksang Arts Awards in 2013. It was remade into the 2023 Indian film Jaane Jaan by Kross Pictures. Kolaigaran, another Indian film, was an unofficial remake of the film released in 2019.