Written by Won-Chan Hong, Na Hong-jin and Shinho Lee
Directed by Na Hong-Jin

A disgraced ex-policeman who runs a small ring of prostitutes finds himself in a race against time when one of his women goes missing. (IMDB)

So, onto the second of three Korean thrillers I was sent to review and if the trend continues, the third one should be one hell of a ride!

The chaser follows Joong-ho Eom (Kim Yoon-seok) a disgraced ex-policeman who now runs a ring of prostitutes with a distinct lack of compassion or care for his “girls”. When one goes missing, he is clearly more concerned about the money he spent acquiring her for his business than he is for her welfare. When it becomes clear that she has been taken by a suspected serial killer, Joong-ho embarks on a cat and mouse race against time to find out where the killer was keeping her before he was captured. The trail leads him back to Mi-jin Kim’s (Seo Yeong-hie) home and the daughter (Kim Yoo-jung) he never knew she had, heightening his desperation to find the missing woman and finally pushing Joong-ho to develop some compassion.

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