Director: Kim Hong-sun, Ko Jae-hyun
A string of unexplained deaths pulls two mismatched investigators into the same case in Black, a 2024 South Korean crime drama that blends procedural tension with a touch of the supernatural.
What is Black about?
When a detective known for his cold, unreadable manner starts behaving strangely after a near-fatal accident, a sharp young investigator with an unsettling gift for sensing how people will die begins to suspect something has changed in him. As they are pulled into the same string of violent, unresolved cases, the pair form a wary partnership that neither of them fully trusts. Their search for a pattern behind the killings forces both characters to confront questions about fate, guilt, and how much of a person's identity survives when the line between the living and something darker starts to blur. Over 95 tightly wound minutes, the investigation moves through interrogation rooms, crime scenes, and the two leads' own conflicted pasts.
Cast & crew
Song Seung-heon plays the detective at the center of the mystery, with Go Ara as the investigator whose unusual perception drives much of the plot. The supporting cast includes Lee El, Kim Dong-jun, Kim Won-hae, Park Doo-sik, Jo Jae-yun, and Kim Jae-young, filling out the police procedural's wider cast of suspects and colleagues.
Context & significance
Directed by Kim Hong-sun and Ko Jae-hyun, Black is a South Korean production released in 2024 with a running time of 95 minutes and a 7.0 rating on IMDb. It spans action, crime, drama, and romance elements, leaning on a moody visual style and a slow-building central relationship rather than straightforward action beats.
Where & how to watch
Black streams on K-Time with Persian subtitles, letting Farsi-speaking audiences follow its dialogue-heavy investigation scenes closely. The film's page is free to read for anyone, and watching it only requires logging into a K-Time account, on a platform built around a Farsi-first browsing experience for Persian-speaking viewers abroad.