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Decision to Leave
Drenched in mist and quiet yearning, this haunting romantic neo-noir submerges an obsessive detective and a mysterious widow in a tide of unspoken desire, where love blooms like ink spreading in deep water.
Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave

헤어질 결심

"The closer you look, the harder you fall."

29 June 2022 South Korea 139 min 7.3 (1,558)

Director: Park Chan-wook

Cast: Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Lee Jung-hyun, Go Kyung-pyo, Park Yong-woo

Thriller Mystery Romance Unspoken Love and Language Barriers Obsession and Surveillance Professional Pride vs. Moral Collapse Separation and Permanence / The Unsolved Case
Box Office: $16,914,773

Decision to Leave — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

나는요... 완전히 붕괴됐어요.
— Jang Hae-jun

Context

Hae-jun realizes Seo-rae manipulated evidence in her husband's death and confronts her.

Meaning

Hae-jun explains that covering up her crime destroyed his professional pride and identity as a police officer. Seo-rae interprets this declaration of total personal ruin as his deepest confession of love.

당신이 사랑한다고 말했을 때 당신의 사랑이 끝났고, 당신의 사랑이 끝났을 때 내 사랑이 시작됐다.
— Song Seo-rae

Context

Spoken or recorded in Mandarin to Hae-jun.

Meaning

Summarizes the tragic timing of their relationship: Hae-jun's love peaked during the investigation and died when he broke off the relationship; Seo-rae's love bloomed when she realized he ruined his own life to protect her.

저 폰은 바다에 버려요. 깊은 데 빠뜨려서, 아무도 못 찾게 해요.
— Jang Hae-jun

Context

Hae-jun hands back the phone containing evidence of her crime.

Meaning

This act seals his moral corruption and becomes the emotional anchor for Seo-rae's devotion, choosing her safety over justice.

난 해준 씨의 미결 사건이 되고 싶어서 이포에 갔나 봐요.
— Song Seo-rae

Context

Seo-rae explains her underlying motive for re-entering Hae-jun's life.

Meaning

Seo-rae knows Hae-jun obsesses over open, unresolved murder cases; becoming an unsolved case is her way to live in his thoughts forever.

공자님 말씀에, 지혜로운 자는 물을 좋아하고 인자한 자는 산을 좋아한다고 했습니다. 난 인자한 사람이 아닙니다. 난 바다가 좋아요.
— Song Seo-rae

Context

Spoken during her initial interrogation.

Meaning

It establishes her affinity for the sea—foreshadowing her fluid morality and tragic end underwater.

마침내.
— Song Seo-rae / Jang Hae-jun

Context

A formal Korean word Seo-rae learned from historical Korean dramas.

Meaning

Her unusual usage ("I worried he might die at last") serves as a unique linguistic marker that intrigues Hae-jun.

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