The Classified File
The Classified File
Based directly on the 1978 child kidnapping case that actually occurred in Busan and the real detective Gong Gil-yong, the investigation and character portrayals are reconstructed as a dramatic feature film. It depicts a detective and a Daoist master investigating the kidnapping to find the child.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
The film directly draws on an actual child kidnapping case that occurred in Busan in 1978 and the real detective Gong Gil-yong, but reconstructs the investigation and character portrayals in a dramatic-film style.
1978 Busan Child Kidnapping Case
A child kidnapping case that occurred in Busan in 1978.
FACT / FICTION
Verification 6
Fact / Fiction verification
6 recordsThe Classified File is based on an actual child kidnapping case that took place in Busan in 1978.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- It depicts a detective and a fortune-teller investigating the kidnapping and searching for the child.
- Verified record
- Yonhap News explicitly identifies it as a film based on an actual case.
View 2 sources
- 1978년 부산을 되살려라…'극비수사'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '극비수사' 김윤석 - 실존 공길용 인물 접근연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Gong Gil-yong is a real detective who took part in the investigation of the actual case.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- Kim Yun-seok plays Detective Gong Gil-yong.
- Verified record
- An actor interview by Yonhap News confirms that Gong Gil-yong was a real person.
View 2 sources
- 1978년 부산을 되살려라…'극비수사'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '극비수사' 김윤석 - 실존 공길용 인물 접근연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Kim Yun-seok explained that faithfully copying the real Gong Gil-yong was not his primary goal in the performance.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
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- Verified record
- In an actor interview, he directly explains the differences between the real person and the character in the film.
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- 1978년 부산을 되살려라…'극비수사'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '극비수사' 김윤석 - 실존 공길용 인물 접근연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The setting and period details of Busan in 1978 recreated the actual background, but some locations and investigation scenes were constructed for the film.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
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- Verified record
- The production team explained the period recreation and alterations to the filming locations.
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- 1978년 부산을 되살려라…'극비수사'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '극비수사' 김윤석 - 실존 공길용 인물 접근연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The work's true-story and historical background includes the “1978 Busan child kidnapping case.”
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- The film directly draws on an actual child kidnapping case that occurred in Busan in 1978 and the real detective Gong Gil-yong, but reconstructs the investigation and character portrayals in a dramatic-film style.
- Verified record
- The film directly draws on an actual child kidnapping case that occurred in Busan in 1978 and the real detective Gong Gil-yong, but reconstructs the investigation and character portrayals in a dramatic-film style.
View 2 sources
- 1978년 부산을 되살려라…'극비수사'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '극비수사' 김윤석 - 실존 공길용 인물 접근연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Kim Joong-san in the film is a character based on the real fortune-teller Kim Joong-san.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- A character in the film.
- Verified record
- It is appropriate to classify him as a fabricated, composite, or dramatized character.
View 2 sources
- 1978년 부산을 되살려라…'극비수사'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '극비수사' 김윤석 - 실존 공길용 인물 접근연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
공길용
Historical personBased on a real personGong Gil-yong →
김중산
Historical personBased on a real personKim Joong-san →
Sources used
- 1978년 부산을 되살려라…'극비수사'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '극비수사' 김윤석 - 실존 공길용 인물 접근연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →