It is always said that art comes into reality, but many times reality is more cruel than film and television dramas. This time will take stock of 10 true crime adaptation films, in no particular order, 10 can not cover all, the space is limited, you may wish to revisit.
1. Operation Mekong
Douban score: 8.0
Reason for inventory: Based on the murder of the Chinese crew member in the Golden Triangle.
Synopsis: On the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle, in a section of the river known as the "Ghost Gate Pass", two merchant ships from China were shot by unidentified people. Not long after, the Thai military held a press conference accusing Chinese merchant ships of drug trafficking. Although the press conference announced that all the crew members had fled, the bodies of thirteen Chinese crew members who had been brutally killed were soon discovered. The daring case shocked the Chinese police, and Gao Gang (Zhang Hanyu), the head of the Yunnan Provincial Narcotics Enforcement Corps, was ordered to take the special operations team to Thailand and cooperate with intelligence officer Fang Xinwu (Peng Yuyan). According to available information, the case was committed by the big drug lord Naoka in the Golden Triangle. Naoka is greedy, cruel, and bold, and is a cancer on the Mekong River Basin that disturbs the safety of transportation. In order to bring this villain to justice, China, Laos and Myanmar launched a three-country joint patrol to focus on the sweeping of the drug-making dens in Naoka. And Gao Gang and others also went deep into the most dangerous situations and engaged in a fierce duel with dehumanizing drug traffickers...
2. "Suyuan"
Douban score: 9.3
Reasons for inventory: Based on the incident in 2008 when 8-year-old Girl Na Ying went to school alone and encountered Zhao Douchun's evil deeds.
Synopsis: She (Li Lai) is a beautiful and ordinary little girl who lives with her parents in a home on a street corner. The family runs a grocery store named after her name, her mother (Yan Zhiyuan) is busy day and night as the hostess, and her father is doing heavy work in the factory. On that rainy morning, Suyuan went to school alone with an umbrella. Close to the school, she encounters a lewd-looking, drunken uncle who begins her tragic journey. The tender little flowers were ruthlessly destroyed by the storm, and the injured branches and leaves were not only the leaves and leaves, but also the heart that grew carefree in the sunshine. The unscrupulous media is full of hype, and the Suyuan family, as victims, seem to have become filthy and humiliated people around them, surrounded by surprised and curious eyes.
3. "Blood in Search of Plums"
Douban score: 7.5
Reasons for taking stock: Adaptation of the sensational dismemberment murder case in Hong Kong in 2008.
Synopsis: In 2009, sixteen-year-old Hunan girl Wang Jiamei (Chunxia) followed the footsteps of her remarried mother and sister to Hong Kong, a new and unfamiliar environment, she felt out of place, and her relationship with her family gradually became tense. Jia Mei, who volunteered to become a model, entered the industry as an assistant, tasted the bittersweet and bittersweet in the circle, and finally sold her flesh in order to make more money. Until one day, she meets Ding Zicong (Bai Only), a fat boy with a tragic childhood experience, and their fates change in the direction of tragedy at the same time. In the busy police station, Fat Boy turns himself in front of himself, and Zang SIR (Aaron Kwok), who is in charge of the case, investigates the relevant people, and in the process, the personal stories of Jia Mei and Ding Zicong alternate. It is like two rivers of sorrow, which eventually merge into the water of the Yellow Spring mixed with blood and tears...
4. "The Melting Pot"
Reason for taking stock: An adaptation of a true incident at a school for the deaf and disabled in Gwangju in 2005.
Synopsis: Ren Ho (Kong You), a mute art teacher from Seoul, comes to Kiritsu to apply for the School of Loving Deaf and Dumb. It rains heavily, he accidentally crashes a car, and while repairing, he meets Rou Zhen (Zheng Youmei), a member of the human rights organization. Renhao's wife died early, and his 8-year-old daughter was born with asthma and was taken care of by her grandmother, so he worked tirelessly to find a job to support the family. However, the twins' principal and director of education forced Ren Hao to pay a bribe of 50 million won. At the same time, Ren Hao gradually found that the school was shrouded in a tense and oppressive atmosphere, which was suffocating. There are three children who attract attention: the clever Kim Yeon-doo (Kim Hyun-so), the gluttonous Chan Yoo-ri (Jeong In-so) and the younger brother's suicide of The National Show (Baek Seung-hwan), who is always bruised. After class, Ren Hao also heard shouting and crying in the women's restroom, and he did not investigate deeply under the obstruction of the doorman. afterwards. He unexpectedly witnessed the principal bribing the police, the instructor beating Minxiu severely, and the director drowning Yandou. A shocking secret is slowly revealed, and the truth shocks South Korea...
5. "Memories of Killing"
Douban score: 8.9
Reasons for inventory: Adaptation of the Hwaseong serial murder case in South Korea.
Synopsis: In 1986, Hwaseong-gun, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, in the summer when the heat was dizzy, a female corpse was found in the field, which had long been smelly. Detective Park (Song Kang-ho), a town policeman, and Agent Su (Kim Sang-kyung) from Seoul take over the case, and the only thing that can be confirmed is that the female corpse was raped before she died. The serious lack of clues makes the inexperienced Detective Park and his partner Agent Cao (Jin Luohe) beat the criminal suspect several times based only on rough confessions and sixth sense inference. The Su detectives were objective and calm, according to reasoned analysis, several times to eliminate the suspicion, the police in order to prove and overturn the contradictions, but the innocent women were still brutally killed one after another, they had to reach a consensus to cooperate together. At this time, a young man (Park Hae-il), who is extremely suitable for the characteristics of the crime, becomes the biggest suspect, the police nervously lock him, and the DNA test report is also sent to the United States, but the case does not stop here.
6. "Blind Mountain"
Douban score: 8.6
Reason for counting: Corresponds to multiple real events.
Synopsis: At the end of the 1990s, Bai Chunmei (Huang Lu), a college graduate who had just entered the society, was eager to help her parents share the burden, but she could not find a suitable job, and when she was worried, the traffickers dressed as employees of the pharmaceutical procurement company extended their enthusiastic hands to her, and she followed them to a remote mountain village in northwest China to purchase traditional Chinese medicine, and as a result, she drank a cup of water and fell into bed. After waking up, Bai Chunmei did not look for her "medical colleagues" everywhere, when she checked her ID card and wallet, she found that they also disappeared together, and in an instant, she realized that she had been sold to the locals, and after pleading bitterly, Bai Xuemei understood that the only way to regain her dignity and freedom was to escape, and she began to escape again and again, and in the process, she gradually knew that the only person she could believe was herself.
7. "The Zodiac"
Douban score: 7.4
Reasons for taking stock: An adaptation of a murderous maniac in San Francisco calling himself the "Zodiac."
Synopsis: In the 1970s, a homicidal maniac who called himself "Zodiac" appeared in San Francisco, after killing people, he sent a letter to the media, leaving a password, clues, provoking the police, and many mistakes made the case deadlocked, and the police gradually became helpless. The serial murder case also attracts the attention of San Francisco Chronicle reporters Robert (Jack Grannhal) and Paul (Robert Downey Jr.), who, with the help of police officer David (Mark Pfalo), begin to investigate this series of serial murders, and while fighting with the "Zodiac" killer, their personal lives are also facing great challenges.
8. "Black Dahlia"
Douban score: 6.5
Reasons for inventory: Adaptation of the famous unsolved black dahlia case in the United States after World War II.
Synopsis: Butch (Josh Hartnett) and Lee (Alan Eckhart) are both at the top of the boxing world, with Lee known as "Mr. Fire" and Butch as "Mr. Ice". Lee is in the police station's enforcement team, while Butch is more depressed. In a boxing match held at the police station, Butch deliberately lost to Lee, thus becoming Lee's partner, and the two became friends who talked about everything. The two are ordered to investigate a serial murder committed by a guy named Nash, and during an ambush, Lee shoots a surveillance suspect to save Butch, but fails to catch Nash. The two then found the body of Short, known as the "Black Dahlia", near the scene, and The cause of Short's death was horrific. Lee soon gave up investigating Nash's case and concentrated on pursuing Short's case alone, and the early release of Bobby, a bank robber who was captured by Lee, also made Lee feel anxious. In order to help his partner, Butch also began to investigate, but as the investigation deepened and the truth gradually surfaced, he discovered the secret behind Lee.
9. "The Voice of that guy"
Reasons for inventory: One of the three major unsolved cases in South Korea, Lee Hyung-ho abduction and murder incident was adapted.
Synopsis: The son of TV anchor Han Jingpei (Xue Jingqiu) is kidnapped, and the kidnapper (Jiang Dongyuan) calls to demand a ransom of 100 million won, and Jingpei is not allowed to bargain. Kyung-pei and his wife Ji-sun (Kim Nam-joo) are very anxious, and they have no choice but to call the police, and the police quickly launch an investigation. The police's high-tech approach to investigation simply doesn't work for cunning criminals. The only useful evidence was the voice that was recorded when the kidnappers called. A deep, emotionless voice. The case has not progressed, and Jing Pei and his wife do not even know the death or death of their son. So Jingpei decided to come forward on his own and secretly asked the kidnappers to meet.
10. The Disciple
Douban score: 7.9
Reasons for Inventory: Adaptation of a real anti-narcotics case in 1995.
Synopsis: Ah Kun (Andy Lau) has monopolized the heroin market for many years, although he regards Ali (Wu Yanzu), who has been following for more than 8 years, as his successor, ah Kun has always been careful, never revealing the location of the "warehouse" and the location of the processing plant. Ah Kun intends to leave his business to Ali, who gradually learns more secrets from the drug market. For 8 years, Ali has been undercover to collect all the information of drug dealers, but he has invested in the drug addict Ah Fen (Zhang Jingchu), and Ah Fen's situation makes him feel more confused about his marginalized identity. In the process of fighting spirit, Ali finally gained the full trust of Ah Kun, and the 8 years of tracking also came to an end.