• Director(s)

    Park Sin-woo

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller

  • Cast

    Park Hae Zin

TV Show

The Killing Vote

THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean thriller series; in this episode, Mu-chan is injured as he tries to save Gaetal's second victim and Joo Hyun follows a lead that puts her in a dangerous position.…

THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean thriller series; in this episode, Mu-chan is injured as he tries to save Gaetal's second victim and Joo Hyun follows a lead that puts her in a dangerous position.

  • Director(s)

    Park Sin-woo

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller

  • Cast

    Park Hae Zin

Classified Date:
30/08/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
05/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man repeatedly stabs another to death with a bladed weapon. There are crunchy fight scenes in which a man trades punches and kicks with enemies, knocking them down and throwing them into objects. A man throws his girlfriend to the ground and kicks her repeatedly.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used, as are milder terms including 'bitch', 'bullshit', 'son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'shit', 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'.
additional issues
In a brief scene of sexual threat, a man threatens to strip a woman in his employ, but he is prevented from doing so quickly. There is sight of blood in the aftermath of violence, including splattered on a man's face and hands after he is stabbed, and dead bodies are occasionally seen. In a scene of moderate threat, a man is bound to a chair and menaced by a man intent on taking his life. There are moderate sex references, including allusions to women stripping on a paid video chat service.
infrequent sexual violence references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Short scenes show an abusive stepmother attempting to push young children into the path of a car, and aggressively pressing her stepson’s head against a wall. We are also told, without detail, that she murdered her three previous husbands and has been planning to kill her current one. Infrequent moderate violence includes an undetailed explosion.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are infrequent references to sexual violence, including ones to a man having secretly installed cameras in the women’s toilets at a bar and sold the footage online. There are also brief and undetailed references to child sexual abuse.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bastard’, ‘shit’ and ‘wench’. There are sustained scenes of moderate threat and suspense, such as ones in which a scared woman is trapped in a car that has been rigged to explode. Other issues include infrequent moderate injury detail, such as a brief image of a cadaver with a stitched and bloodless Y-incision.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man repeatedly stabs another, but details of the cuts are not visible. A woman is struck over the head from behind by a man. A man punches a woman in the face and she is then grabbed by the hair as crowd violence breaks out. There are verbal references to a woman beating children.
injury detail
A man's face is left spattered with blood and we see splashes of blood over clothing and surroundings in the aftermath of violence. A dead body is found with markings carved into the forehead. There is repeated sight of a man's injured face, with blood dripping across it, and scene involving a dead body with burn injuries in a morgue.
additional issues
A frightened woman tries to escape a car bomb. Characters search darkened buildings in suspenseful scenes. There is mild bad language ('bastard') as well as milder terms such as 'screw', 'jerk', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sexual violence references, strong violence, bloody images, language
Classified Date:
05/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man pushes a woman onto a bed and strikes her over the head with a mug; it is implied they have just had sex. A man is beaten repeatedly with a stick. A woman is grabbed by the hair by another and it is implied that her face is slashed with a blade. There are shoves, pushes and characters are pinned to the ground.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker') along with milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'bastard', 'crap', 'God' and 'damn'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
It is implied that a male hospital worker takes pictures of the upper body of a sleeping female patient; an onlooker describes him has a pervert. There are verbal references to sexually motivated murders, sexual assaults and a 'rape culture' which protects sexual predators in positions of power.
injury detail
There is crime scene detail, with sight of a murder victim's arm, clothing and surroundings spattered with blood. We see blood sprayed over objects and a woman's face after a violent assault.
additional issues
A teenage boy and girl are bullied by another boy and his cohorts. There are moderate, undetailed references to sex acts. There are scenes of moderate gun and knife threat.
sexual threat, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
22/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to a man being charged with sexual harassment when charges of rape did not stick, and his victim eventually hanging herself. A man attempts to force himself on a cadet in the promise of good grades. The assault is interrupted when people come to the cadet's aid. It is implied that a male hospital worker takes pictures of the upper body of a sleeping female patient and shares videos of him attempting to force himself on her.
additional issues
Moderate violence occurs. A villain hits at woman chasing him with a fire extinguisher and a character is hit over the head with a chair. An explosion occurs in a hospital, causing panic among those inside. There are references to a serial killer targeting sexual predators and conducting a public vote to determine his next victim. There are images of a dead body with a symbol carved in her forehead, money stuffed in her mouth and bruising around her neck, and references to a woman being blown to pieces by a serial killer.
strong violence, bloody images, drug misuse
Classified Date:
26/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
We see a man repeatedly stabs another. Two teenage boys are slapped, kicked and beaten by their parents. Police attack a suspect in their custody; there are shoves and grabs.
drugs
A man overdoses on unspecified pills in a club and becomes high, passing out. We see other people taking pills and drinking alcohol while partying.
injury detail
We see a woman's bloody face and a pool of blood beneath her after she has sustained what appears to be an off-screen gunshot wound. The faces of several characters are left splashed with blood in the aftermath of violence. We see the dead body of a young girl, with scratches and bruises over it.
additional issues
A man is wrongfully accused of harassing or inappropriately touching young women and girls. There are undetailed verbal references tos exually motivated crimes within the context of a criminal investigation. It is implied that a teenage boy has been murdering dogs. There is mild bad language ('bastard') as well as milder terms such as 'hell'. A young girl is enticed into following an older boy who, it is implied, means to harm her. A man finds his home covered in threatening messages. There are undetailed verbal references to drunk driving fatalities and to the suicide of a man's parents. There are undetailed references to mental health concerns.
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  • Classified date

    01/09/2023

  • Distributor

    Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

  • Language

    Korean