Room No.7 | |
Director: | Lee Yong-seung |
Screenplay: | Lee Yong-seung |
Starring: | Shin Ha-kyun Doh Kyung-soo |
Studio: | Myung Films |
Distributor: | Lotte Entertainment |
Runtime: | 94 minutes |
Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
Gross: | [1] |
Room No.7 is a 2017 South Korean comedy thriller film starring Shin Ha-kyun and Doh Kyung-soo.[2] [3]
Story of a corpse being found in a DVD room by Tae-jung (Doh Kyung-soo), a part-timer who works at the store and the owner of the store Doo-shik (Shin Ha-kyun) who is trying to sell the room to keep the secret hidden.[4] [5]
An owner of a DVD Store who plans to sell it fast
A part-time employee at the DVD Store trying to pay off his student debts
The film is the second film of the filmmaker Lee Yong-seung, who is known for his first film 10 Minutes which was a big hit and earned several prizes at the Busan International Film Festival.[8]
First script reading took place on December 22, 2016. Filming began on January 2, 2017 and ended on February 23.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Room No.7 unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2017[15] and had its world premiere at the 21st Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival on July 13, 2017.[16]
The film was released in local cinemas on November 15, 2017 and debuted at No. 1 among the Korean films.[17]