Wide Awake (), also known as Return, is a 2007 South Korean thriller film directed by Lee Gyu-man, starring Kim Myung-min in the lead role.
Plot In 1980s South Korea, a young boy is traumatised after experiencing anesthesia awareness during heart surgery, and no-one believes his story afterwards. Twenty-five years later, the doctors and nurses who operated on him begin to die under mysterious circumstances. Dr. Ryu Jae-woo, a surgeon married to Hee-jin, believes that the boy he remembers from his childhood is responsible for the deaths. The leading suspects are Lee Myeong-suk, who has been stalking Dr. Ryu, and the seemingly unhinged Uk-hwan. Hypnosis specialist Oh Chi-hoon also seems to know something about these deaths.
Cast Kim Myung-min as Ryu Jae-woo Yoo Jun-sang as Kang Wook-han Kim Tae-woo as Oh Chi-hoon Jung Yoo-suk Kim Yoo-mi as Seo Hee-jin Kim Roi-ha as Lee Myeong-suk Baek Seung-hwan as Na Sang-woo Seo Young-hwa Lee Sung-min as Sang-woo's father
Release Wide Awake was released in South Korea on 8 August 2007,"Box-Office Admission Results " (2007). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 31 December 2008. and its opening weekend was ranked fourth at the box office with 238,819 admissions."Korean Box Office " (2007.08.10 ~ 2007.08.12). HanCinema. Retrieved 31 December 2008. The film went on to receive a total of 677,939 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 16 September 2007) of US$4,569,126."South Korea Box Office 14–16 September 2007 ". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
Awards and nominations 2008 Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor – Yoo Jun-sang Nomination – Best Music – Choi Seung-hyun
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