The Record (film)
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| Hangul | 찍히면 죽는다 |
| RR | Jjikhimyeon jungneunda |
| MR | Tchikhimyŏn chungnŭnda |
| Directed by | Kim Ki-hun |
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| Produced by | Park Il-seo[1] |
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| Cinematography | Chung Chung-hoon[1] |
| Edited by | Kyung Min-ho[1] |
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Production company | Sam Woo Communications[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | South Korea[1] |
The Record (Korean: 찍히면 죽는다; RR: Jjikhimyeon jungneunda) is a 2000 South Korean horror film starring Kang Seong-min, Park Eun-hye and Han Chae-young.
The film centers on a group of young people who killed an innocent person and videotaped the act for their own amusement. Comeuppance is provided by a mysterious man who seeks out each of the murderers and kills them for his personal pleasure.
Cast
- Kang Seong-min as Hyung-joon
- Park Eun-hye as Hee-jung
- Ahn Jae-hwan as Teacher
- Jung Min as Jong-ho
- Bae Dal as Kyung-sik
- Bae Jun-hyeong as Kyung-sik
- Han Chae-young as Eun-mi
- Roh Ma-yu as School nurse
- Choi Yu-rim
- Jang Tae-yun
- Kim Seo-hyung
- Lee Yeong-ho
- Uhm Ji-won
Background
In South Korean cinema, landmark year was 2003 when more artistically ambitious and thematically complex types of horror cinema were released.[2] Prior to this, there was an early 2000s horror cycle involving slasher films such as Bloody Beach, Harpy, Nightmare and The Record.[2]
Release
The Record was released on August 26, 2000.[1] The film had 30,130 admissions in South Korea.[1] The film failed to reach the top ten grossing films domestically in South Korea for the year 2000. In comparison, the horror film Nightmare had 332,000 admissions and was among the top ten highest grossing domestic productions of the year.[3]
