12.12: The Day | |
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Hangul | 서울의 봄 |
Literal meaning | Spring in Seoul |
Revised Romanization | Seoul-ui bom |
Directed by | Kim Sung-su |
Screenplay by |
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Produced by | Kim Won-kuk |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Lee Mo-gae |
Edited by | Kim Sang-beom |
Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
Production company | Hive Media Corp. |
Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | ₩23 billion
[1] (~US$18 million) [2] |
Box office | US$97.5 million [3] [4] |
12.12: The Day ( Korean: 서울의 봄) is a 2023 South Korean historical action drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon and Kim Sung-kyun. [5] The film is set against the backdrop of the December 12, 1979, military coup from the late 1970s to early 1980s. [6] It was released theatrically on November 22, 2023, and became the highest-grossing Korean film of 2023, [5] [7] earning over $97 million against a budget of about $18 million. [3] [2]
In the film, similar pseudonyms are used instead of the real persons' names and, although it is based on real events, there are also fictional elements. [8] [9] [10]
After President Park's assassination, martial law is declared. Security commander Chun Doo-gwang (Hwang Jung-min) and the officers who follow him stage a coup. Lee Tae-shin (Jung Woo-sung), a stubborn commander of the Capital Garrison Command who believes that soldiers should not take political action, fights against Chun Doo-gwang. As the conflict between the two men grows, the military leaders postpone their decisions, and the Minister of Defense disappears. In this chaos, spring in Seoul, which everyone longs for, heads in an unexpected direction.
Principal photography began in February 2022 and ended in July 2022. [14]
Director Kim Sung-su revealed at the press conference that he was a senior in high school at the time of the Coup d'état of December Twelfth and was living in Hannam-dong, Seoul, where the incident occurred. He left his house and was walking around the neighborhood, and when he heard a gunshot from the Army Chief of Staff's official residence, he went there, but the soldiers controlled it. He was scared because he heard gunshots all night and he couldn't get close, but he was full of curiosity and questions at the time because he couldn't figure out what was going on, [15] which led him to make this film. [8]
The Headquarter of Korean Army is shot at Headquarter of Kyungpook National University in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province.
As of December 3, 2023 [update], 12.12: The Day has grossed $34.2 million with a running total of 4.66 million tickets sold so far. [16] It became the biggest film of 2023 in Korea, when it grossed $90.5 million by end of December 2023. [7] By the end of February 2024, the film grossed over $97 million. [3]
This work is set about 40 years ago, but surprisingly, it was watched more by young people (20s and 30s) than middle-aged people (40s and 50s). [17] There was even a heart rate challenge among them, where people would check their heart rate using their smartwatches while watching the movie, then take a picture of it and upload it on social media to express heightened stress or righteous anger while watching the film. [18] [19]
As this film became popular, people became interested in other works, such as 5th Republic, [20] which dealt with the Coup d'état of December Twelfth. [21]
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Film | 12.12: The Day | Pending | [22] |
Best Director | Kim Sung-su | Pending | |||
Best Actor | Jung Woo-sung | Pending | |||
Hwang Jung-min | Pending | ||||
Best Screenplay | Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-chan, Lee Young-jong, Kim Sung-su | Pending | |||
Technical Award | Hwang Ho-kyun (SFX makeup) | Pending | |||
Lee Mo-gae (Cinematography) | Pending |
12.12: The Day | |
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Hangul | 서울의 봄 |
Literal meaning | Spring in Seoul |
Revised Romanization | Seoul-ui bom |
Directed by | Kim Sung-su |
Screenplay by |
|
Produced by | Kim Won-kuk |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Lee Mo-gae |
Edited by | Kim Sang-beom |
Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
Production company | Hive Media Corp. |
Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
Release date |
|
Running time | 141 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | ₩23 billion
[1] (~US$18 million) [2] |
Box office | US$97.5 million [3] [4] |
12.12: The Day ( Korean: 서울의 봄) is a 2023 South Korean historical action drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon and Kim Sung-kyun. [5] The film is set against the backdrop of the December 12, 1979, military coup from the late 1970s to early 1980s. [6] It was released theatrically on November 22, 2023, and became the highest-grossing Korean film of 2023, [5] [7] earning over $97 million against a budget of about $18 million. [3] [2]
In the film, similar pseudonyms are used instead of the real persons' names and, although it is based on real events, there are also fictional elements. [8] [9] [10]
After President Park's assassination, martial law is declared. Security commander Chun Doo-gwang (Hwang Jung-min) and the officers who follow him stage a coup. Lee Tae-shin (Jung Woo-sung), a stubborn commander of the Capital Garrison Command who believes that soldiers should not take political action, fights against Chun Doo-gwang. As the conflict between the two men grows, the military leaders postpone their decisions, and the Minister of Defense disappears. In this chaos, spring in Seoul, which everyone longs for, heads in an unexpected direction.
Principal photography began in February 2022 and ended in July 2022. [14]
Director Kim Sung-su revealed at the press conference that he was a senior in high school at the time of the Coup d'état of December Twelfth and was living in Hannam-dong, Seoul, where the incident occurred. He left his house and was walking around the neighborhood, and when he heard a gunshot from the Army Chief of Staff's official residence, he went there, but the soldiers controlled it. He was scared because he heard gunshots all night and he couldn't get close, but he was full of curiosity and questions at the time because he couldn't figure out what was going on, [15] which led him to make this film. [8]
The Headquarter of Korean Army is shot at Headquarter of Kyungpook National University in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province.
As of December 3, 2023 [update], 12.12: The Day has grossed $34.2 million with a running total of 4.66 million tickets sold so far. [16] It became the biggest film of 2023 in Korea, when it grossed $90.5 million by end of December 2023. [7] By the end of February 2024, the film grossed over $97 million. [3]
This work is set about 40 years ago, but surprisingly, it was watched more by young people (20s and 30s) than middle-aged people (40s and 50s). [17] There was even a heart rate challenge among them, where people would check their heart rate using their smartwatches while watching the movie, then take a picture of it and upload it on social media to express heightened stress or righteous anger while watching the film. [18] [19]
As this film became popular, people became interested in other works, such as 5th Republic, [20] which dealt with the Coup d'état of December Twelfth. [21]
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Film | 12.12: The Day | Pending | [22] |
Best Director | Kim Sung-su | Pending | |||
Best Actor | Jung Woo-sung | Pending | |||
Hwang Jung-min | Pending | ||||
Best Screenplay | Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-chan, Lee Young-jong, Kim Sung-su | Pending | |||
Technical Award | Hwang Ho-kyun (SFX makeup) | Pending | |||
Lee Mo-gae (Cinematography) | Pending |