A-i-deul...

The movie tells the story of what happened early 1990's in Korea, as 5 elementary school students never returned from their walk to a nearby mountain.

Based on true events and dedicated to the family who lost their children, this movie definitely succeeds at its goal. To make people be a witness of what happened 20 years ago and to be part of what emotional horror the family and everyone involved went through and still have to go through.

You will stay focused from the start to the end thanks to great directing and acting. Just when you think the movie will wrap up, it will make a sudden twist and turn everything upside down. Korea once again shows how to make a great movie that is based on true events.

Although this movie feels a lot like Memories of Murder (that also is based on true events in Korea), it is yet totally different and not as perfect, but still a great watch.

A must watch for anyone who enjoys a great crime movie.

My score: 9/10

This movie is one of the most intense and emotional Korean thrillers I have ever seen. It is based on the true story of the "Frog Boys" incident, which already makes it very heartbreaking. The film keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish, with strong acting and a story that pulls you in deeply.

What makes Children... special is how real it feels. It's not just a crime story, it shows the pain, obsession, and mystery that surrounded the case. The emotions stay with you even after the movie ends.

I truly believe this is one of the most underrated thrillers in Korean cinema. It deserves to be recognized worldwide as a masterpiece of storytelling and suspense.

I have seen a lot of crime movies. This one with The Chaser and Memories of Murder is the best ever made.

Novelty in this suspenseful movie is the treatment of the relations with the media. It's a good idea from director to introduce some questions of ethics.

What a pleasure to be drawn into a story by such intelligent writing and outstanding acting. The story is told with impressive direction, plenty of details and realism to hook in most people. There's a real sense of place and time.

Can the movie be as beautiful, but at the same time be ugly. Like any dark mystery, the film simply raises questions, and gets the viewer to care about what happened to the kids.

Characters of parents, TV producer, professor, children, detectives, wives and many others, each and every one is so well casted it's hard to find anything to criticize.

The biggest pro for this feature is that they keep all the characters human by giving them a soft side. Nobody is either extremely good or bad, they just are humans making stupid choices and having to pay the price for it.

You have to see it to believe how perfect it is.

What a movie! What an environment! Acting of every, even the small and limited characters act like lively. It seems I am seeing the real story not the movie. Direction, back-ground score, cinematography are excellent. Yet I am sorry about them whoever are the real victims and their families. Five children, age 8 to 12 like that, disappeared, at once, together. Story 1991, South Korea. I have seen this kind of movie, Memories of Murders, which is almost similar. Memories of Murders is one of my favorites. Children... 2001 is also now my favorites one. This movie will grip you till the last moment. You feel the same as the victims' families. You feel the same as the detectives, as the other people of the movie.

Anyone that can kill innocent children is pure evil. The horrors that must have been suffered by these little boys is unimaginable. The horrors their families are left to deal with are heart wrenching. There is a front row seat in hell waiting for whoever committed this crime and it is well deserved

Watching this as a mother of two boys, I couldn't help but feel the heartache the parents must live with. The actors gave great performances in their portrayals of the suffering of these people. The movie is filmed with the respect, dignity and remembrance it deserves. My only complaint about this film is that I wish it would've given us a look at who the boys were before they were killed. They were so much more than just "The Frog Boys" and without that look into their lives they are only remembered for their deaths. I would've liked to seen them being remembered for who they were when they were alive.

It's a great movie about a devastating loss of innocence. Check it out.