The Day I Died: Unclosed Case () is a 2020 South Korean mystery drama film directed by Park Ji-wan in her directorial debut. 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. The film was released in theaters on November 12, 2020.
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 Kim Hye-soo as Kim Hyeon-soo Lee Jung-eun as Suncheondaek Roh Jeong-eui as Se-jin Kim Sun-young Min-jeong Lee Sang-yeob as Hyeong-joon Moon Jeong-hee as Jeong-mi Shim So-young as Cheol-yi's mother Yoon Byung-hee Park Ji-hoon as Yong-jin Oh Se-young as Bakery shop clerk Kim Jung-young as Superior
Production Kim Hye-soo was confirmed to appear in June 2019. In August 2019, Lee Sang-yeop was cast in the film. The film was wrapped up in November, 2019. The distribution press conference was held on November 4, 2020, setting the way to release of the film.
Release
The film was invited at 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held in July, 2021 to compete in Bucheon Choice Features section. It was also invited at 23rd Seoul International Women's Film Festival in New Wave section and was screened on August 28, 2021.
Reception
Box office 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.
Admissions Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets As of Cumulative admissionsRef.February 2, 2021234,322 persons Admissions (persons) as of respective weekend date Week ending Admissions (cumulative)Notes 234 322Weekend:1,210 232 354Weekend:1,043 228,037Weekend:4,347 212,986 128,473
Critical response
Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 9.07 from the audience.
Awards and nominations
YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.202157th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress Kim Hye-soo Best Supporting Actress Lee Jung-eunBest New DirectorPark Ji-wanBest ScreenplayChunsa Film Art Awards 2021 Best Screenplay Best Supporting ActressLee Jung-eun 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film The Day I Died: Unclosed Case Best Actress Kim Hye-soo Best Supporting Actress Lee Jung-eun Best New Actress Roh Jeong-eui Best New DirectorPark Ji-wan Best Screenplay
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