Trailer for ‘Itaewon Murder Case’

by Robert Koehler on August 19, 2009

in Korean Culture, Stupid Foreigner Tricks

Here’s the upcoming trailer for “Itaewon Murder Case,” based on the 1997 murder of Cho Jung-pil by, it is suspected, two upstanding American teens — or at least one of them — in the old Itaewon Burger King:

Tagged as: Itaewon Murder Case, Korean film

{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

1 R. Elgin August 20, 2009 at 12:50 am: Lord . . . how many flavors does bad come in?

I guess the producers could not find a better script to massacre. My mom would be a better actor than these guys and she hates knives.
2 Mizar5 August 20, 2009 at 1:40 am: Why is this worthy of a movie?
3 cm August 20, 2009 at 3:04 am: Isn’t there an extradition treaty between the US and Korea? I thought there was, considering that I’ve read about a Korean American suspect being extradited back to the US last year. Why can’t Korea ask for Patterson’s extradition to face trial in Korea?
4 KrZ August 20, 2009 at 3:18 am: Isn’t there an extradition treaty between the US and Korea

Unfortunately ( ._.)
5 DLBarch August 20, 2009 at 3:29 am: The Korea-U.S. extradition treaty did not go into effect until 1999. Based on a quick reading of the agreement, I could not find any language regarding whether it applied retroactively to crimes that occurred before the treaty went into effect. Constitutionally, though, such ex post facto “bills of attainder” are generally not allowed.

DLB
6 SomeguyinKorea August 20, 2009 at 9:06 am: Speaking of extradition treaties with the US… They’ll use it to stick there nose where they shouldn’t… Just look at Marc Emery, a Canadian political and human rights activist who is facing 30 years in jail in the US for running a business for which he paid taxes in Canada. The US government pressed for his arrest. Heck, the Canadian government even allowed them to assist. Back in 2005, when he was arrested, he would have faced a very short sentence in Canada, if any at all. Nowadays, it’s unlikely that a Canadian judge would convict him.
7 Bipolar Mindscrew August 20, 2009 at 9:17 am: Someguy – I knew that name rang a bell. Cannabis activist and seed seller, Marc Emery… You make it sound like he’s a saint.

He’s accused of selling marijuana in the US and money-laundering. It’s not clear why he’s being singled-out (as a Canuck?) when I’m sure other seed seller in Europe are just as guilty… Most of his (not yet finalized) five-year sentence will be served in Canada.
8 mateomiguel August 20, 2009 at 9:51 am: with that kind of broad interpretation of “Canadian political and human rights activist” anyone could practically be one. Heck, I think I qualify and I hate maple syrup and beavers.
9 mateomiguel August 20, 2009 at 10:00 am: at the risk of looking like wjk, i’m going to post twice. Everyone in this movie looks Korean. Is that what actually happened? Some Korean-Americans stabbed and killed a local Korean in Itaewon?
10 Sperwer August 20, 2009 at 10:15 am: Why can’t Korea ask for Patterson’s extradition to face trial in Korea?

As ~~DBCooper~~ DLBarch notes, the extradition treaty was not in force at the time of the crime. Moreover, even were the treaty applicable, they’d have to find the guy – something that, depending on the wiliness of the defendant, can be very hard and expensive to do, especially in a place as big as the US – which, as any lawyer who’s worked in Korea can tell, numerous Korean felons have been to take advantage of over the years.
11 Koreansentry August 20, 2009 at 1:03 pm: Blamed the incompetent Korean persecutor and judges. They are just clowns wasting tax payers money.
12 rampowers August 20, 2009 at 2:04 pm: The film looks like crap acting (as is what happens in EVERY korean film where english/whitey is used).

and Whitey isn’t vilified ^_^ First time for everything~
13 Jeff Harrison August 20, 2009 at 4:12 pm: Man… Rashomon’s got nothing… NOTHING…on this film.