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. Korea
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 (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]

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Production

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

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

Box office

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

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

Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
2021 57th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest 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 2021Best ScreenplayNominated[24]
Best Supporting Actress Lee Jung-eunNominated
42nd Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest 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

  1. 1 2 "Kim Hye-soo returns as police officer in 'The Day I Died'". The Korea Herald. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "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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