Walk Up
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| Walk Up | |
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| Hangul | 탑 |
| RR | Tap |
| MR | T'ap |
| Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Produced by | Hong Sang-soo |
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| Cinematography | Hong Sang-soo |
| Edited by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Music by | Hong Sang-soo |
Production company | Jeonwonsa Film Company |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $31,679 |
Walk Up (Korean: 탑; RR: Tap; lit. 'Tower')[1] is a 2022 South Korean drama[2] film written, directed, produced, photographed, scored and edited by Hong Sang-soo.[3]
Walk Up follows filmmaker Byung-soo and his estranged daughter Jeong-su as they visit a building owned by Ms. Kim, share a meal, and meet others who live in the building. The same event is seemingly repeated several times in different variations. Byung-soo later begins a relationship with a woman in the building and moves into one of the apartments.
Cast
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Byung-soo[4]
- Lee Hye-young as Ms. Kim[4]
- Park Mi-so as Jeong-su[4]
- Song Seon-mi as Sunhee[4]
- Cho Yun-hee as Jiyoung[5]
- Shin Seok-ho as waiter[3]
Production
Release
Walk Up premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[9] where it screened out of competition. It was also shown in competition at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival on September 22, 2022[5] and premiered in the United States at the 2022 New York Film Festival.[10] Walk Up premiered in theaters in South Korea on November 3, 2022[11] and in the United States on March 24, 2023.[12][13]
The film is distributed internationally by Finecut[3] and in North America by Cinema Guild.[14]