Psychometry (2013 Film)
Psychometry (Korean: 사이코메트리; RR: Saikometeuri), released internationally as The Gifted Hands, is a 2013 South Korean mystery-thriller film directed by Kwon Ho-Young. The film explores the intersection of police procedural work and supernatural elements.
Plot
The story follows Yang Choon-Dong (Kim Kang-Woo), a detective who struggles to achieve results in his police work. When a child goes missing, Choon-Dong suspects a kidnapping, despite a lack of interest from his colleagues. While investigating, he encounters a mysterious young man named Kim Joon (Kim Beom), who is seen creating graffiti that appears to depict a crime scene before the crime is discovered. After the missing girl is found dead, Choon-Dong realizes the graffiti matches the crime scene. He tracks down Kim Joon, only to discover that the young man possesses the ability of psychometry—the power to read a person's past through physical touch. This ability has caused Kim Joon to live a reclusive life, haunted by the traumatic memories he inadvertently absorbs.
Production
The film was directed by Kwon Ho-Young with a screenplay written by Lee Young-Jong and Han Jun-Hee. Principal photography commenced on March 15, 2012, and concluded on June 21, 2012. During its development phase, the film was known by the working title Miracle (Korean: 미라클).
Cast
The film features the following primary cast members:
- Kim Kang-Woo as Yang Choon-Dong
- Kim Beom as Kim Joon
- Lee Joon-Hyuk as Yang-Soo
- Esom as Kim Seung-Ki
- Kim Yoo-Bin as Da-Hee
- Kim Jun-Ho as a marketing evangelist
