# Circle of Atonement (2015)

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**Original title**: *비밀*
**Runtime**: 102 min
**Genres**: Drama, Mystery
**Directed by**: Park Eun-kyung, Lee Dong-ha
**Written by**: Park Eun-kyung, Lee Dong-ha
**Starring**: Sung Dong-il, Kim Yoo-jung, Son Ho-jun, Seo Yea-ji, Jin Kyung, Jo Eun-joo

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The provincial barracks at dawn, winter. A despatch-rider’s bell clatters down the corridor.

A cop finds love notes between his daughter and her tutor. The handwriting matches a file from the last killing he left unsolved.

Like a noir sonata played on a classroom piano.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, paranoid, slow-burn

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