The Day I Died: Unclosed Case | |
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Hangul | 내가 죽던 날 |
Revised Romanization | Naega Jugdeon Nal |
Directed by | Park Ji-wan |
Screenplay by | Park Ji-wan |
Produced by | Jang Jin-seung Gwon Nam-jin Kim Han-gil |
Starring |
Kim Hye-soo Lee Jung-eun Roh Jeong-eui |
Cinematography | Cho Yong-kyu |
Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Jeong Gyeh-yeon |
Music by | Kim Hong-jib Lee Jin-hui |
Production companies | Oscar 10 Studio Story Pong |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Korea |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | est. US$1.96 million [2] |
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case ( Korean: 내가 죽던 날; RR: Naega Jugdeon Nal) is a 2020 South Korean character driven, investigation drama film, directed by Park Ji-wan in her directorial debut. [3] The film starring Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-eun and Roh Jeong-eui, is a mysterious story and about a missing girl supposedly died from a cliff on a dark stormy night. [4] [5] The film was released in theaters on November 12, 2020. [1]
Se-jin ( Roh Jeong-eui) disappears on a dark and stormy night, leaving only her shoes and her last will behind on a cliff. Kim Hyeon-soo ( Kim Hye-soo) is assigned to investigate the case, but due to bad weather, the body of Se-jin can not been found and the case remains open. Se-jin's death is simply dismissed as a suicide by local detectives. Hyeon-soo has to find the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of the teenage girl.
Kim Hye-soo was confirmed to appear in June 2019. [10] In August 2019, Lee Sang-yeop was cast in the film. [11] The film was wrapped up in November, 2019. [12] The distribution press conference was held on November 4, 2020, setting the way to release of the film. [13]
The film was invited at 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held in July, 2021 to compete in Bucheon Choice Features section. [14] It was also invited at 23rd Seoul International Women's Film Festival in New Wave section and was screened on August 28, 2021. [15]
The film released on November 12, 2020, on 909 screens. [2]
As of February 2, 2021, the film is at 25th place, with gross of US$1.91 million and 233,112 admissions, among all the Korean films released in the year 2020. [16]
Admissions
Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets | ||
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As of | Cumulative admissions | Ref. |
February 2, 2021 | 234,322 persons | [2] [17] |
Admissions (persons)
as of respective weekend date | ||
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Week ending | Admissions (cumulative) [18] | Notes |
As of December 31, 2020 [update] | 234 322 | Weekend:1,210 |
As of December 6, 2020 [update] | 232 354 | Weekend:1,043 |
As of November 29, 2020 [update] | 228,037 | Weekend:4,347 |
As of November 22, 2020 [update] | 212,986 | |
As of November 15, 2020 [update] | 128,473 |
Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 9.07 from the audience. [19] [20]
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | [21] [22] |
Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated | |||
Best New Director | Park Ji-wan | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | [23] | |||
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 | Best Screenplay | Nominated | [24] | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated | |||
42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | The Day I Died: Unclosed Case | Nominated | [25] | |
Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated | |||
Best New Actress | Roh Jeong-eui | Nominated | |||
Best New Director | Park Ji-wan | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Nominated |
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case | |
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Hangul | 내가 죽던 날 |
Revised Romanization | Naega Jugdeon Nal |
Directed by | Park Ji-wan |
Screenplay by | Park Ji-wan |
Produced by | Jang Jin-seung Gwon Nam-jin Kim Han-gil |
Starring |
Kim Hye-soo Lee Jung-eun Roh Jeong-eui |
Cinematography | Cho Yong-kyu |
Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Jeong Gyeh-yeon |
Music by | Kim Hong-jib Lee Jin-hui |
Production companies | Oscar 10 Studio Story Pong |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Korea |
Release date |
|
Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | est. US$1.96 million [2] |
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case ( Korean: 내가 죽던 날; RR: Naega Jugdeon Nal) is a 2020 South Korean character driven, investigation drama film, directed by Park Ji-wan in her directorial debut. [3] The film starring Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-eun and Roh Jeong-eui, is a mysterious story and about a missing girl supposedly died from a cliff on a dark stormy night. [4] [5] The film was released in theaters on November 12, 2020. [1]
Se-jin ( Roh Jeong-eui) disappears on a dark and stormy night, leaving only her shoes and her last will behind on a cliff. Kim Hyeon-soo ( Kim Hye-soo) is assigned to investigate the case, but due to bad weather, the body of Se-jin can not been found and the case remains open. Se-jin's death is simply dismissed as a suicide by local detectives. Hyeon-soo has to find the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of the teenage girl.
Kim Hye-soo was confirmed to appear in June 2019. [10] In August 2019, Lee Sang-yeop was cast in the film. [11] The film was wrapped up in November, 2019. [12] The distribution press conference was held on November 4, 2020, setting the way to release of the film. [13]
The film was invited at 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held in July, 2021 to compete in Bucheon Choice Features section. [14] It was also invited at 23rd Seoul International Women's Film Festival in New Wave section and was screened on August 28, 2021. [15]
The film released on November 12, 2020, on 909 screens. [2]
As of February 2, 2021, the film is at 25th place, with gross of US$1.91 million and 233,112 admissions, among all the Korean films released in the year 2020. [16]
Admissions
Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets | ||
---|---|---|
As of | Cumulative admissions | Ref. |
February 2, 2021 | 234,322 persons | [2] [17] |
Admissions (persons)
as of respective weekend date | ||
---|---|---|
Week ending | Admissions (cumulative) [18] | Notes |
As of December 31, 2020 [update] | 234 322 | Weekend:1,210 |
As of December 6, 2020 [update] | 232 354 | Weekend:1,043 |
As of November 29, 2020 [update] | 228,037 | Weekend:4,347 |
As of November 22, 2020 [update] | 212,986 | |
As of November 15, 2020 [update] | 128,473 |
Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 9.07 from the audience. [19] [20]
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | [21] [22] |
Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated | |||
Best New Director | Park Ji-wan | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Won | [23] | |||
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 | Best Screenplay | Nominated | [24] | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated | |||
42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | The Day I Died: Unclosed Case | Nominated | [25] | |
Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated | |||
Best New Actress | Roh Jeong-eui | Nominated | |||
Best New Director | Park Ji-wan | Won | |||
Best Screenplay | Nominated |