The Witness

The Witness is a 2018 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Jo Kyu-jang. It stars Lee Sung-min, Kim Sang-ho, Jin Kyung and Kwak Si-yang. It was released theatrically in South Korea on August 15, 2018. The film is about a man who witnesses a murder and takes no action on what he has seen. Plot One night at his apartment, Sang-Hoon hears a woman's scream. He looks outside his apartment and sees Tae-Ho hitting a woman with a hammer. Sang-Hoon and Tae-Ho then make direct eye contact. Sang-Hoon does not call the police. The next day, that woman is found dead. Detective Jae-Yeob investigates the case. Sang-Hoon is still terrified and does not tell Detective Jae-Yeob about what he witnessed. Soon, another resident who witnessed the same murder is killed by Tae-Ho. Sang-Hoon tries to protect himself and his family from the murderer. Cast Lee Sung-min as Sang-Hoon Kim Sang-ho as Jae-Yeob Jin Kyung as Soo-jin Kwak Si-yang as Tae-ho Son Jong-hak as Squad chief Choi Lee Jae-woo as Detective Jo Kim Sung-kyun as Hyung-Gyoon Park Bom as Eun-ji Kim Nam-hee as Kim Dae-ri Shin Seung-hwan as Park Sang-Tae Hwang Young-hee as Women's society president Jung Jae-kwang as Guy at the store Woo Ji-hyun as Newspaper delivery guy Lee Min-woong as Woo-min Bae Jung-hwa as Seo-yeon Yeon Je-wook as Cola Kim Hak-sun as Team leader Production Principal photography began on September 23, 2017. Production ended in Paju of Gyeonggi Province on December 20, 2017.