Following

Following

Year: 2024

Runtime: 103 mins

Language: Korean

Director: Kim Se-hwi

MysteryThriller

A realtor named Jung-tae has a peculiar hobby: secretly entering strangers' homes to observe their lives. He becomes intrigued by So-ra, an Instagram star who leaves her house key at his agency. Jung-tae begins visiting her home, but discovers a shocking scene – So-ra’s dead body. Unable to report the discovery, he returns later to find the body missing. Soon, Jung-tae is implicated as a suspect when he receives a threatening note and evidence points to his guilt. He must race to uncover the real killer and clear his name.

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Timeline & Setting – Following (2024)

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Time period

1990s

Set in a contemporary London of the late 1990s, the tale unfolds in a pre-digital, tactile era of face-to-face interactions and personal risk. The city’s residential and public spaces—flats, streets, and bars—form a playground for cunning and deception. The period emphasizes a gritty urban mood where curiosity can plunge a naive writer into crime.

Location

London

The story unfolds across the damp streets and cramped flats of central London, where anonymity and neon-bright storefronts frame the pursuit of strangers. Much action moves through alleyways, bus routes, and shadowy rooms, reflecting a city that enables voyeurism and manipulation. The setting's noir atmosphere—a mix of foggy exteriors and claustrophobic interiors—drives the Young Man's obsession.

❄️ London 🏙️ Urban 🕵️ Crime

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Main Characters – Following (2024)

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The Young Man (Daniel Lloyd alias, unnamed)

An aspiring writer who follows strangers for inspiration, initially eager to imitate Cobb’s lifestyle but gradually questioning the danger it invites. His curiosity makes him impressionable, easily swayed by glamour and risk. As his plan spirals, he grapples with guilt, responsibility, and the consequences of mimicking crime.

🧭 Curious 🔎 Obsessive 🗺️ Naive

Cobb

A stylish, confident burglar who treats theft as a philosophy rather than a crime. He preys on the Young Man’s vanity while revealing a colder, calculating side and a knack for manipulating others with rhetoric. His philosophy—take something away and show people what they had—drives the plot’s ethical ambiguity.

🧭 Manipulative 🗝️ Charismatic 🕳️ Dangerous

The Blonde

Cobb and the Blonde collide in a partnership built on shared manipulation. She appears charming and self-assured, yet is willing to exploit others’ lives for leverage. Her knowledge of the Bald Guy’s scheme makes her a key player in the con, until Cobb turns the tables.

💋 Charismatic 🕵️ Deceptive 🎭 Dual-role

The Bald Guy

A small-time gangster who murdered a man in the Blonde’s flat and uses intimidation and blackmail to control others. He becomes a target of Cobb’s plan and a catalyst for reversals in the Young Man’s loyalties.

🕴️ Gangster 🗝️ Blackmailer 💣 Threat

The Bald Guy’s Guard

A security presence who catches the Young Man mid-burglary, catalyzing the unraveling of everyone’s schemes. He embodies the danger lurking in the shadows of the city’s crime underworld.

🛡️ Guard 🚨 Risk 🗺️ Nightlife

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Major Themes – Following (2024)

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🕵️ Voyeurism

The Young Man’s compulsion to follow strangers exposes how observation can blur into intrusion. The film probes the thrill and danger of watching others’ private lives, and how surveillance can redefine self-perception. It also questions whether knowledge gained through watching carries ethical weight or consequences.

🎭 Deception

Cobb and the Blonde manipulate the Young Man, weaving a web of half-truths and misdirection. The narrative keeps shifting loyalties, revealing how personas are crafted and worn like masks. The line between victim and perpetrator is repeatedly redrawn as schemes unravel.

💔 Morality & Consequences

The burglaries are about existential shocks that force victims and perpetrators to re-evaluate their lives. Choices ripple outward, pulling bystanders into a spiral of crime and guilt. The ending emphasizes that manipulation and crime do not occur in isolation, but within a shared moral space.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 09:44

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