The Killing Vote
Director(s)Park Sin-woo
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes72m
CastPark Hae Zin
The Killing Vote
Classified Date:
30/08/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
05/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean crime drama; in this episode, a masked man offers the public a choice as to whether or not a notorious criminal should be executed.
violence
A man repeatedly stabs another to death with a bladed weapon. There are crunchy fight scenes in which a man trades punches and kicks with enemies, knocking them down and throwing them into objects. A man throws his girlfriend to the ground and kicks her repeatedly.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used, as are milder terms including 'bitch', 'bullshit', 'son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'shit', 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'.
additional issues
In a brief scene of sexual threat, a man threatens to strip a woman in his employ, but he is prevented from doing so quickly. There is sight of blood in the aftermath of violence, including splattered on a man's face and hands after he is stabbed, and dead bodies are occasionally seen. In a scene of moderate threat, a man is bound to a chair and menaced by a man intent on taking his life. There are moderate sex references, including allusions to women stripping on a paid video chat service.
infrequent sexual violence references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean crime thriller series; in this episode, Joo Hyun joins the Special Investigation Headquarters in the hunt for Gaetal as the second Killing Vote begins.
violence
Short scenes show an abusive stepmother attempting to push young children into the path of a car, and aggressively pressing her stepson’s head against a wall. We are also told, without detail, that she murdered her three previous husbands and has been planning to kill her current one. Infrequent moderate violence includes an undetailed explosion.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are infrequent references to sexual violence, including ones to a man having secretly installed cameras in the women’s toilets at a bar and sold the footage online. There are also brief and undetailed references to child sexual abuse.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bastard’, ‘shit’ and ‘wench’. There are sustained scenes of moderate threat and suspense, such as ones in which a scared woman is trapped in a car that has been rigged to explode. Other issues include infrequent moderate injury detail, such as a brief image of a cadaver with a stitched and bloodless Y-incision.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean thriller series; in this episode, Mu-chan is injured as he tries to save Gaetal's second victim and Joo Hyun follows a lead that puts her in a dangerous position.
violence
A man repeatedly stabs another, but details of the cuts are not visible. A woman is struck over the head from behind by a man. A man punches a woman in the face and she is then grabbed by the hair as crowd violence breaks out. There are verbal references to a woman beating children.
injury detail
A man's face is left spattered with blood and we see splashes of blood over clothing and surroundings in the aftermath of violence. A dead body is found with markings carved into the forehead. There is repeated sight of a man's injured face, with blood dripping across it, and scene involving a dead body with burn injuries in a morgue.
additional issues
A frightened woman tries to escape a car bomb. Characters search darkened buildings in suspenseful scenes. There is mild bad language ('bastard') as well as milder terms such as 'screw', 'jerk', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
sexual violence references, strong violence, bloody images, language
Classified Date:
05/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean thriller series; in this episode, Mu-chan sends Joo-Hyun to talk to Seok-joo in prison, hoping that he can give an insight into the killer's identity as the violence continues.
violence
A man pushes a woman onto a bed and strikes her over the head with a mug; it is implied they have just had sex. A man is beaten repeatedly with a stick. A woman is grabbed by the hair by another and it is implied that her face is slashed with a blade. There are shoves, pushes and characters are pinned to the ground.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker') along with milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'bastard', 'crap', 'God' and 'damn'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
It is implied that a male hospital worker takes pictures of the upper body of a sleeping female patient; an onlooker describes him has a pervert. There are verbal references to sexually motivated murders, sexual assaults and a 'rape culture' which protects sexual predators in positions of power.
injury detail
There is crime scene detail, with sight of a murder victim's arm, clothing and surroundings spattered with blood. We see blood sprayed over objects and a woman's face after a violent assault.
additional issues
A teenage boy and girl are bullied by another boy and his cohorts. There are moderate, undetailed references to sex acts. There are scenes of moderate gun and knife threat.
sexual threat, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
22/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean crime thriller series; in this episode police are dispatched to rescue then next victim the morning of the Killing Vote and take Seok-joo with them.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to a man being charged with sexual harassment when charges of rape did not stick, and his victim eventually hanging herself. A man attempts to force himself on a cadet in the promise of good grades. The assault is interrupted when people come to the cadet's aid. It is implied that a male hospital worker takes pictures of the upper body of a sleeping female patient and shares videos of him attempting to force himself on her.
additional issues
Moderate violence occurs. A villain hits at woman chasing him with a fire extinguisher and a character is hit over the head with a chair.
An explosion occurs in a hospital, causing panic among those inside. There are references to a serial killer targeting sexual predators and conducting a public vote to determine his next victim.
There are images of a dead body with a symbol carved in her forehead, money stuffed in her mouth and bruising around her neck, and references to a woman being blown to pieces by a serial killer.
strong violence, bloody images, drug misuse
Classified Date:
26/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean thriller series; in this episode, more revelations emerge around the murder of Professor Kwon's young daughter.
violence
We see a man repeatedly stabs another. Two teenage boys are slapped, kicked and beaten by their parents. Police attack a suspect in their custody; there are shoves and grabs.
drugs
A man overdoses on unspecified pills in a club and becomes high, passing out. We see other people taking pills and drinking alcohol while partying.
injury detail
We see a woman's bloody face and a pool of blood beneath her after she has sustained what appears to be an off-screen gunshot wound. The faces of several characters are left splashed with blood in the aftermath of violence. We see the dead body of a young girl, with scratches and bruises over it.
additional issues
A man is wrongfully accused of harassing or inappropriately touching young women and girls. There are undetailed verbal references tos exually motivated crimes within the context of a criminal investigation. It is implied that a teenage boy has been murdering dogs. There is mild bad language ('bastard') as well as milder terms such as 'hell'. A young girl is enticed into following an older boy who, it is implied, means to harm her. A man finds his home covered in threatening messages. There are undetailed verbal references to drunk driving fatalities and to the suicide of a man's parents. There are undetailed references to mental health concerns.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
23/10/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean crime thriller series; in this episode, Gaetal puts into motion a plot to strike at death row inmates as support for the vote seems to grow.
injury detail
A woman's dead body is discovered lying in a large pool of blood; there is also blood over her clothes and face. A man is left with blood spattered over his face following an unseen stabbing; his victim's clothes are bloody. There is sight of a dead man at a crime scene, tied to a chair and stripped to his underwear, with money stuffed in his mouth. We briefly see the body of a teenage girl in crime scene photographs, with bruising over her neck.
additional issues
We see video footage of a man with learning difficulties being shouted at and struck by family members. A man is shoved and then pinned to the ground and we see another grabbing and striking a man. Characters make undetailed verbal references to murders and there are scenes of gun threat. There is mild bad language ('asshole', 'crap', 'bastard') along with milder terms such as 'damn'. There are undetailed verbal references to a man's mental health and to a teenage girl being bullied at school. A character talks about the prevalence of illness and suicide among death row inmates.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
23/10/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean thriller series; in this episode, the police scramble as their chief suspect makes a dramatic escape and Joo Hyun makes a dangerous discovery.
violence
A man is struck over the head with a baseball bat and then stabbed repeatedly. There are punches and shoves; we see a woman slap another before pinning her against a wall.
injury detail
There is repeated close up sight of a murder victim's bloodied face, as well as the bloody sheets their corpse was covered with.
additional issues
A terrified man is tied and gagged to a chair, then threatened with death. We hear audio footage of what appears to be a kidnapped young girl calling for her father; we see brief video footage of her apparent kidnapper telling her she is 'pretty'. A man holds a knife to the throat of another, taking him hostage. There are scenes of gun threat and chases on foot and in cars. There are undetailed verbal references to a family's suicide and to people being killed by a drunk driver. There is mild bad language ('bastard') along with milder terms such as 'jerk', 'screw' and 'damn'.
strong threat
Classified Date:
02/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a Japanese crime thriller series; in this episode, Min-soo is put in the vote.
threat and horror
Strong threat features when a video of a crying kidnapped little girl is shown repeatedly, and a scene flashes back to when the girl was initially kidnapped. A man is hooked to a device that causes him to have seizures during a drawn out murder scene.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to child sex abuse. There are occasional bloody images, including a man's ear bleeding as he is electrocuted. The episode features moderate bad language ('bitch' and 'prick') and uses of 'bastard', 'crap' and 'shit'. There is a brief visual suicide reference when a clip in the credits shows dangling feet.
strong violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
15/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean crime thriller series; in this episode, Mu-Chan works out who orchestrated a fatal car crash and continues searching for Ji-hoon.
violence
A man stabs a character, with accompanying emphasis on the blood-stained improvised weapon. A man strikes another on the back of his head using a steel pipe. CCTV footage shows a prison guard hitting inmates using a baton. Verbal references are mader to the brutal murder of a child.
injury detail
A woman pulls back a sheet to reveal a heavily burned and charred corpse. There is sight of blood on characters' faces and clothing in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
Visual references to a suicide attempt occur, including undetailed sight of a man hanging from a noose.
During a brief flashback scene, a man is shown strapped to a device and menaced by his captors. A vehicle is struck by lorry and a character desperately tries to rescue an unconscious man trapped inside a car. There are also scenes of knife and gun threat. A character mourns the death of a loved one. There is use of mild bad language ('bastard', 'screw'), as well as very mild bad language ('damn').
strong violence, suicide references
Classified Date:
22/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
THE KILLING VOTE is a South Korean drama thriller series; in this episode, the majority abstain from a vital vote.
violence
A man is shot in a scene which includes blood spurting detail. In one scene, a group of people repeatedly beat a man whilst live streaming the violence.
suicide and self-harm
A man tries to hang himself in a prolonged scene in which another man attempts to save his life.
additional issues
The episode features moderate bad language ('bitch'). There are scenes of moderate gun and knife threat. There is moderate crime scene detail when a dead body is shown with liquid expelled from her mouth in close up. There are also scenes of emotional distress, including scenes in which people are shown grieving a man's death.
Classified date01/09/2023
LanguageKorean
violence
A man repeatedly stabs another, but details of the cuts are not visible. A woman is struck over the head from behind by a man. A man punches a woman in the face and she is then grabbed by the hair as crowd violence breaks out. There are verbal references to a woman beating children.
injury detail
A man's face is left spattered with blood and we see splashes of blood over clothing and surroundings in the aftermath of violence. A dead body is found with markings carved into the forehead. There is repeated sight of a man's injured face, with blood dripping across it, and scene involving a dead body with burn injuries in a morgue.
additional issues
A frightened woman tries to escape a car bomb. Characters search darkened buildings in suspenseful scenes. There is mild bad language ('bastard') as well as milder terms such as 'screw', 'jerk', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
strong violence, suicide references
Classified Date:
22/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is shot in a scene which includes blood spurting detail. In one scene, a group of people repeatedly beat a man whilst live streaming the violence.
suicide and self-harm
A man tries to hang himself in a prolonged scene in which another man attempts to save his life.
additional issues
The episode features moderate bad language ('bitch'). There are scenes of moderate gun and knife threat. There is moderate crime scene detail when a dead body is shown with liquid expelled from her mouth in close up. There are also scenes of emotional distress, including scenes in which people are shown grieving a man's death.
strong violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
15/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man stabs a character, with accompanying emphasis on the blood-stained improvised weapon. A man strikes another on the back of his head using a steel pipe. CCTV footage shows a prison guard hitting inmates using a baton. Verbal references are mader to the brutal murder of a child.
injury detail
A woman pulls back a sheet to reveal a heavily burned and charred corpse. There is sight of blood on characters' faces and clothing in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
Visual references to a suicide attempt occur, including undetailed sight of a man hanging from a noose.
During a brief flashback scene, a man is shown strapped to a device and menaced by his captors. A vehicle is struck by lorry and a character desperately tries to rescue an unconscious man trapped inside a car. There are also scenes of knife and gun threat. A character mourns the death of a loved one. There is use of mild bad language ('bastard', 'screw'), as well as very mild bad language ('damn').
strong threat
Classified Date:
02/11/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
Strong threat features when a video of a crying kidnapped little girl is shown repeatedly, and a scene flashes back to when the girl was initially kidnapped. A man is hooked to a device that causes him to have seizures during a drawn out murder scene.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to child sex abuse. There are occasional bloody images, including a man's ear bleeding as he is electrocuted. The episode features moderate bad language ('bitch' and 'prick') and uses of 'bastard', 'crap' and 'shit'. There is a brief visual suicide reference when a clip in the credits shows dangling feet.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
23/10/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is struck over the head with a baseball bat and then stabbed repeatedly. There are punches and shoves; we see a woman slap another before pinning her against a wall.
injury detail
There is repeated close up sight of a murder victim's bloodied face, as well as the bloody sheets their corpse was covered with.
additional issues
A terrified man is tied and gagged to a chair, then threatened with death. We hear audio footage of what appears to be a kidnapped young girl calling for her father; we see brief video footage of her apparent kidnapper telling her she is 'pretty'. A man holds a knife to the throat of another, taking him hostage. There are scenes of gun threat and chases on foot and in cars. There are undetailed verbal references to a family's suicide and to people being killed by a drunk driver. There is mild bad language ('bastard') along with milder terms such as 'jerk', 'screw' and 'damn'.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
23/10/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A woman's dead body is discovered lying in a large pool of blood; there is also blood over her clothes and face. A man is left with blood spattered over his face following an unseen stabbing; his victim's clothes are bloody. There is sight of a dead man at a crime scene, tied to a chair and stripped to his underwear, with money stuffed in his mouth. We briefly see the body of a teenage girl in crime scene photographs, with bruising over her neck.
additional issues
We see video footage of a man with learning difficulties being shouted at and struck by family members. A man is shoved and then pinned to the ground and we see another grabbing and striking a man. Characters make undetailed verbal references to murders and there are scenes of gun threat. There is mild bad language ('asshole', 'crap', 'bastard') along with milder terms such as 'damn'. There are undetailed verbal references to a man's mental health and to a teenage girl being bullied at school. A character talks about the prevalence of illness and suicide among death row inmates.
strong violence, bloody images, drug misuse
Classified Date:
26/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
We see a man repeatedly stabs another. Two teenage boys are slapped, kicked and beaten by their parents. Police attack a suspect in their custody; there are shoves and grabs.
drugs
A man overdoses on unspecified pills in a club and becomes high, passing out. We see other people taking pills and drinking alcohol while partying.
injury detail
We see a woman's bloody face and a pool of blood beneath her after she has sustained what appears to be an off-screen gunshot wound. The faces of several characters are left splashed with blood in the aftermath of violence. We see the dead body of a young girl, with scratches and bruises over it.
additional issues
A man is wrongfully accused of harassing or inappropriately touching young women and girls. There are undetailed verbal references tos exually motivated crimes within the context of a criminal investigation. It is implied that a teenage boy has been murdering dogs. There is mild bad language ('bastard') as well as milder terms such as 'hell'. A young girl is enticed into following an older boy who, it is implied, means to harm her. A man finds his home covered in threatening messages. There are undetailed verbal references to drunk driving fatalities and to the suicide of a man's parents. There are undetailed references to mental health concerns.
sexual threat, sexual violence references
Classified Date:
22/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are references to a man being charged with sexual harassment when charges of rape did not stick, and his victim eventually hanging herself. A man attempts to force himself on a cadet in the promise of good grades. The assault is interrupted when people come to the cadet's aid. It is implied that a male hospital worker takes pictures of the upper body of a sleeping female patient and shares videos of him attempting to force himself on her.
additional issues
Moderate violence occurs. A villain hits at woman chasing him with a fire extinguisher and a character is hit over the head with a chair.
An explosion occurs in a hospital, causing panic among those inside. There are references to a serial killer targeting sexual predators and conducting a public vote to determine his next victim.
There are images of a dead body with a symbol carved in her forehead, money stuffed in her mouth and bruising around her neck, and references to a woman being blown to pieces by a serial killer.
sexual violence references, strong violence, bloody images, language
Classified Date:
05/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man pushes a woman onto a bed and strikes her over the head with a mug; it is implied they have just had sex. A man is beaten repeatedly with a stick. A woman is grabbed by the hair by another and it is implied that her face is slashed with a blade. There are shoves, pushes and characters are pinned to the ground.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker') along with milder terms which include 'bitch', 'shit', 'bastard', 'crap', 'God' and 'damn'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
It is implied that a male hospital worker takes pictures of the upper body of a sleeping female patient; an onlooker describes him has a pervert. There are verbal references to sexually motivated murders, sexual assaults and a 'rape culture' which protects sexual predators in positions of power.
injury detail
There is crime scene detail, with sight of a murder victim's arm, clothing and surroundings spattered with blood. We see blood sprayed over objects and a woman's face after a violent assault.
additional issues
A teenage boy and girl are bullied by another boy and his cohorts. There are moderate, undetailed references to sex acts. There are scenes of moderate gun and knife threat.
strong violence, language
Classified Date:
05/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man repeatedly stabs another to death with a bladed weapon. There are crunchy fight scenes in which a man trades punches and kicks with enemies, knocking them down and throwing them into objects. A man throws his girlfriend to the ground and kicks her repeatedly.
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used, as are milder terms including 'bitch', 'bullshit', 'son of a bitch', 'bastard', 'shit', 'damn', 'God' and 'hell'.
additional issues
In a brief scene of sexual threat, a man threatens to strip a woman in his employ, but he is prevented from doing so quickly. There is sight of blood in the aftermath of violence, including splattered on a man's face and hands after he is stabbed, and dead bodies are occasionally seen. In a scene of moderate threat, a man is bound to a chair and menaced by a man intent on taking his life. There are moderate sex references, including allusions to women stripping on a paid video chat service.
infrequent sexual violence references, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Short scenes show an abusive stepmother attempting to push young children into the path of a car, and aggressively pressing her stepson’s head against a wall. We are also told, without detail, that she murdered her three previous husbands and has been planning to kill her current one. Infrequent moderate violence includes an undetailed explosion.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There are infrequent references to sexual violence, including ones to a man having secretly installed cameras in the women’s toilets at a bar and sold the footage online. There are also brief and undetailed references to child sexual abuse.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’); milder terms include ‘bastard’, ‘shit’ and ‘wench’. There are sustained scenes of moderate threat and suspense, such as ones in which a scared woman is trapped in a car that has been rigged to explode. Other issues include infrequent moderate injury detail, such as a brief image of a cadaver with a stitched and bloodless Y-incision.
strong violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
01/09/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man repeatedly stabs another, but details of the cuts are not visible. A woman is struck over the head from behind by a man. A man punches a woman in the face and she is then grabbed by the hair as crowd violence breaks out. There are verbal references to a woman beating children.
injury detail
A man's face is left spattered with blood and we see splashes of blood over clothing and surroundings in the aftermath of violence. A dead body is found with markings carved into the forehead. There is repeated sight of a man's injured face, with blood dripping across it, and scene involving a dead body with burn injuries in a morgue.
additional issues
A frightened woman tries to escape a car bomb. Characters search darkened buildings in suspenseful scenes. There is mild bad language ('bastard') as well as milder terms such as 'screw', 'jerk', 'God', 'damn' and 'hell'.
Director(s)Park Sin-woo
Production year2023
Genre(s)Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes72m
CastPark Hae Zin
Classified Date:
30/08/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Classified date01/09/2023
LanguageKorean
