Synopsis Korean Movie Return

Native titles: 리턴
Also known as: Awake
Genres: Suspense, thriller, crime, medicine

Due to the inadequate use of anesthetics, a boy experiences an "intraoperative awareness" during his own heart surgery and hears every sound and movement of the procedure. From the scalpel that cuts through his body and the surgical saw that cuts through his chest, he remains fully conscious! The little boy can not react because of the muscle relaxation that was used during his surgery and is severely traumatized by this terrible accident. As a result, the child ends brutally shortly after the incident a young girl was murdered. The boy is taken to a psychiatric institution. Several psychiatrists are interested in his case and decide to use radical treatments to cure the child. Through the use of hypnotism they succeed in sealing the part of the boy's memory, his past and the resulting personality. With this success, the boy gets a second chance and can lead a normal life in society. Twenty years later, the man's childhood is once again unlocked by a series of events leading to a series of gruesome murders. On the mission to spread the same pain he suffered as a child, the killer becomes cruel and at the same time smart. As the killing continues, the memories and secrets of the past 20 years are slowly revealed. - Asian Media Wiki