| The Day I Died: Unclosed Case | |||||
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| Director: | Park Ji-wan | ||||
| Producer: | Jang Jin-seung Gwon Nam-jin Kim Han-gil | ||||
| Screenplay: | Park Ji-wan | ||||
| Starring: | Kim Hye-soo Lee Jung-eun Roh Jeong-eui | ||||
| Music: | Kim Hong-jib Lee Jin-hui | ||||
| Cinematography: | Cho Yong-kyu | ||||
| Editing: | Kim Sang-bum Jeong Gyeh-yeon | ||||
| Studio: | Oscar 10 Studio Story Pong | ||||
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||||
| Runtime: | 116 minutes | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
The Day I Died: Unclosed Case is a 2020 South Korean character driven, investigation drama film, directed by Park Ji-wan in her directorial debut.[1] 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.[2] [3] The film was released in theaters on November 12, 2020.
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.
Kim Hye-soo was confirmed to appear in June 2019.[8] In August 2019, Lee Sang-yeop was cast in the film.[9] The film was wrapped up in November, 2019.[10] The distribution press conference was held on November 4, 2020, setting the way to release of the film.[11]
The film was invited at 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held in July, 2021 to compete in Bucheon Choice Features section.[12] It was also invited at 23rd Seoul International Women's Film Festival in New Wave section and was screened on August 28, 2021.[13]
The film released on November 12, 2020, on 909 screens.
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.[14]
| Admissions (persons)as of respective weekend date | ||
|---|---|---|
| Week ending | Admissions (cumulative)[16] | Notes |
| 234 322 | Weekend:1,210 | |
| 232 354 | Weekend:1,043 | |
| 228,037 | Weekend:4,347 | |
| 212,986 | ||
| 128,473 | ||
Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 9.07 from the audience.[17] [18]
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Kim Hye-soo | [19] [20] | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | ||||
| Best New Director | Park Ji-wan | ||||
| Best Screenplay | [21] | ||||
| Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 | Best Screenplay | [22] | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | ||||
| 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Film | The Day I Died: Unclosed Case | [23] | ||
| Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | ||||
| Best New Actress | Roh Jeong-eui | ||||
| Best New Director | Park Ji-wan | ||||
| Best Screenplay | |||||