Seven Days (2007 film)
| Seven Days | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 세븐 데이즈 |
| Revised Romanization | Sebeun Deijeu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sebŭn Teijŭ |
| Directed by | Won Shin-yun |
| Written by | Yoon Jae-gu |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
Production companies | Prime Entertainment Yoon & Joon Films |
| Distributed by | Prime Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$14,391,750[1] |
Seven Days (Korean: 세븐 데이즈) is a 2007 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Won Shin-yun and starring Yunjin Kim.[2][3]
The film had 2,107,849 admissions nationwide and was the 9th most-attended domestic film of 2007.[4] In 2008, Kim won Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards, and Park won Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Korean Film Awards.
The film was also been remade in Bollywood as the 2015 film Jazbaa.[5]
Plot
[edit]Yoo Ji-yeon (Yunjin Kim) is a prominent lawyer, who has yet to lose a case. While Ji-yeon is taking part in a parents-only race at her daughter's field day, her daughter disappears.
Later in the day, Ji-yeon receives a phone call from the man who abducted her daughter. The man makes it clear that he is not interested in her money. Rather, he tells her that the only way she will ever see her daughter again is to defend a five-time convicted felon who is appealing his conviction for rape and murder. Ji-yeon has only seven days before his trial ends.
Cast
[edit]- Yunjin Kim as Yoo Ji-yeon, a lawyer and mother
- Kim Mi-sook as Han Sook-hee, a professor of psychology
- Park Hee-soon as Kim Seong-yeol, a police detective
- Choi Moo-sung as Jeong Cheol-jin
- Jang Hang-sun
- Seo Dong-soo as Dr. Jo
- Shin Hyeon-jong as Mr. Oh
- Kwon Byeong-gil as Park Ki-bok
- Yang Jin-woo as Kang Ji-won, a rock singer
- Jung Dong-hwan as Kang Sang-man
- Lee Jeong-heon as a public prosecutor
- Oh Kwang-rok as Yang Chang-goo
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Yunjin Kim | Nominated | [6] |
| 44th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 9th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Park Hee-soon | Won | |
| 4th University Film Festival of Korea | Won | |||
| 17th Buil Film Awards | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Shin Min-kyung | Nominated | ||
| Technical Award | Lee Chang-man | Nominated | ||
| 45th Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Seven Days | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Won Shin-yun | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Yunjin Kim | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Yoon Jae-gu | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting | Kim Sung-kwan | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Shin Min-kyung | Won | ||
| Best Music | Kim Jun-seong | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound Effects | Lee Seung-chul, Lee Eun-ju | Won | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Jeon Geon-ik | Nominated | ||
| 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | Seven Days | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Won Shin-yun | Nominated | ||
| Best Leading Actress | Yunjin Kim | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Park Hee-soon | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Mi-sook | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Yoon Jae-gu | Nominated | ||
| Technical Award | Shin Min-kyung | Nominated | ||
| 7th Korean Film Awards | Best Actress | Yunjin Kim | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Park Hee-soon | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Mi-sook | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Yoon Jae-gu | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Shin Min-kyung | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Lee Seung-chul, Lee Seong-jin | Nominated | ||
| 5th Max Movie Awards | Best Actress | Yunjin Kim | Won |
Remake
[edit]A Bollywood remake titled Jazbaa (lit. "Passion") starring Aishwarya Rai and Irrfan Khan was released on October 9, 2015.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seven Days (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (8 November 2007). "Seven Days Offers Gripping Suspense". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
- ^ Kim, Kyu Hyun (1 October 2008). "Seven Days: Fast and Furious". OhmyNews International. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Theatrical Releases in 2007: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ^ "Just a question of rights". Thehindu.com. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Seven Days - Awards". Cinemasie.com. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ^ "Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Jazbaa a remake of South Korean film Seven Days". The Indian Express. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ^ "Jazbaa trailer to be out on Independence Day". The Times of India. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ^ Iyer, Meena (8 October 2015). "Jazbaa Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
External links
[edit]- Seven Days at IMDb
- Seven Days at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Seven Days at HanCinema
- Seven Days at AllMovie
- Seven Days at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2007 films
- 2007 crime thriller films
- South Korean crime thriller films
- Police detective films
- Films about drugs
- Films about organized crime in South Korea
- Films set in psychiatric hospitals
- Films shot in Busan
- Films directed by Won Shin-yun
- 2000s Korean-language films
- 2000s police procedural films
- South Korean films remade in other languages
- 2007 drama films
- 2000s South Korean films