The Day I Died: Unclosed Case

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The Day I Died: Unclosed Case (Korean: 내가 죽던 날; RR: Naega jukdeon nal) is a 2020 South Korean mystery 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]

Hangul
내가 죽던 날
RRNaega jukdeon nal
MRNaega chuktŏn nal
Directed byPark Ji-wan
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The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
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Hangul
내가 죽던 날
RRNaega jukdeon nal
MRNaega chuktŏn 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 officeUS$1.96 million[2]
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Synopsis

It is a movie about Se-jin 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 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]

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Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets

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February 2, 2021 234,322 persons [2][17]
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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
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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

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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
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