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The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
Promotional poster
Hangul
내가 죽던 날
Revised RomanizationNaega Jugdeon Nal
Directed byPark Ji-wan
Screenplay byPark Ji-wan
Produced byJang Jin-seung
Gwon Nam-jin
Kim Han-gil
StarringKim Hye-soo
Lee Jung-eun
Roh Jeong-eui
CinematographyCho Yong-kyu
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Jeong Gyeh-yeon
Music byKim Hong-jib
Lee Jin-hui
Production
companies
Oscar 10 Studio
Story Pong
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)[1]
Running time
116 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeest. US$1.96 million[2]

The Day I Died: Unclosed Case (Korean내가 죽던 날; RRNaega 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]

Synopsis

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It is a movie about Se-jin (Roh Jeong-eui) who disappeared to the edge of a cliff with only one suicide note left, a detective who tracks events on the edge of life, and an unspoken witness who reached out to them. 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.

Cast

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Production

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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]

Release

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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]

Reception

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Box office

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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 234 322 Weekend:1,210
As of December 6, 2020 232 354 Weekend:1,043
As of November 29, 2020 228,037 Weekend:4,347
As of November 22, 2020 212,986
As of November 15, 2020 128,473

Critical response

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Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 9.07 from the audience.[19][20]

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kim Hye-soo returns as police officer in 'The Day I Died'". The Korea Herald. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "THE DAY I DIED : UNCLOSED CASE (2020)", KOFIC, retrieved February 2, 2021
  3. ^ "Kim Hye-soo set to return as detective in 'The Day I Died'". koreatimes. October 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Day I Died: Unclosed Case". HanCinema.
  5. ^ "Kim Hye-soo's new thriller film 'The Day I Died' announces premiere month, drops first poster". Kdrama. September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "KIM Hye-soo Wraps New Thriller THE DAY I DIED". Korean Film Biz Zone. November 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "[Photos + Video] New Stills and Trailer Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "The Day I Died: Unclosed Case"". www.hancinema.net.
  8. ^ "'내가죽던날' 김혜수X이정은X노정의X박지완 감독이 그려낸 특별한 연대". www.chosun.com. October 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "[HanCinema's News] "The Day I Died: Unclosed Case" the Latest for Kim Sun-young in a Busy Year @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net.
  10. ^ "김혜수 측 "'내가 죽던 날' 출연" 1년만 스크린 복귀" [Kim Hye-soo's "'The Day I Die' Appeared" Comes back to the screen in one year]. YTN. June 18, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "이상엽, 영화 '내가 죽던날' 출연 확정…김혜수와 재회". 100세시대의 동반자 브릿지경제. August 29, 2019.
  12. ^ "김혜수 주연 '내가 죽던 날', 크랭크업 "이 영화 만난 건 운명"". 뉴스1. November 11, 2019.
  13. ^ ""행운이자 축복"…'내가 죽던 날' 김혜수→노정의, 따뜻한 연대와 앙상블의 힘". www.chosun.com. November 4, 2020.
  14. ^ "Korean Fantastic: Feature". Bifan. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "The Day I Died: Unclosed Case". SIWFF. August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  16. ^ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System)". KOFIC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "내가 죽던 날(2020)" [THE DAY I DIED : UNCLOSED CASE]. Daum. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  18. ^ "Korean Box Office". HanCinema. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "The day I died The day I died: unclosed case, 2020". Naver 영화. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  20. ^ "THE DAY I DIED :UNCLOSED CASE NAE-GA JUK-DEON-NAL BY JI-WAN PARK". Cinando. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  21. ^ Park, Dong-je (April 12, 2021). "5월 13일 개최 '57회 백상예술대상', TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 공개" ['57th Baeksang Arts Awards' held on May 13th, final nominations for TV·Film·Theatre are revealed]. BreakNews (in Korean). Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  22. ^ Kim Jin-seok and Jo Yeon-kyung (April 12, 2021). "57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 공개" [57th Baeksang Arts Awards, final nominations for TV, film, and theater released]. Daily Sport (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  23. ^ Lee Jae-hoon (May 14, 2021). "유재석·이준익, '백상예술대상' 대상…'괴물' 3관왕(종합)" [Jae-Seok Yoo and Jun-ik Lee, Grand Prize in'Baeksang Arts Awards'... 'Monster' 3 crowns (Total)]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  24. ^ Kim Ji-eun (July 5, 2021). "춘사국제영화제, 본상 후보작 발표…자산어보·승리호 등 23편" [Chunsa International Film Festival Announces Main Award Nominations... 23 episodes including Jasaneobo and Seungri]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  25. ^ Park Jae-hwan (November 1, 2021). "제42회 청룡영화상 후보작 발표 '모가디슈', '자산어보', '승리호' 경합" [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Nominations Announced Competition for 'Mogadishu', 'Jasaneobo' and 'Seungriho']. KBS (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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