Nam Joo Hyuk's Film 'Remember' Explores a 60-Year Revenge Plot with an Alzheimer's Patient

In South Korea, there is significant interest in actor Nam Joo Hyuk's filmography, with the movie 'Remember' drawing particular attention. This film centers on an 80-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer's disease who embarks on a 60-year-long revenge mission, with a young man inadvertently becoming his companion.

'Remember' premiered on October 26, 2022, directed by Lee Il-hyung and starring Lee Sung-min and Nam Joo Hyuk. The plot follows Pil-joo (Lee Sung-min), an elderly man who lost his family to pro-Japanese collaborators during the Japanese colonial period. Diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and Alzheimer's, he decides to complete his revenge before his memory fades. In-gyu (Nam Joo Hyuk), a young man working with him at a family restaurant, is hired as his driver and becomes entangled in the events as Pil-joo systematically eliminates his targets, whose names are tattooed on his fingers.

Bloggers describe 'Remember' as a profound and poignant revenge drama, highlighting the immersive experience of watching the tense companionship between the elderly man battling memory loss and the young man caught in a murder plot. Nam Joo Hyuk has expanded his acting range through various films like 'The Great Battle' and 'Josee', and 'Remember' showcases another facet of his performance.