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The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
| image = The Day I Died Unclosed Case.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| native_name =
| director = Park Ji-wan
| producer = Jang Jin-seung
Gwon Nam-jin
Kim Han-gil
| screenplay = Park Ji-wan
| based_on =
| starring = Kim Hye-soo
Lee Jung-eun
Roh Jeong-eui
Kim Sun-young
| music = Kim Hong-jib
Lee Jin-hui
| cinematography = Cho Yong-kyu
| editing = Kim Sang-bum
Jeong Gyeh-yeon
| studio = Oscar 10 Studio
Story Pong
| distributor = Warner Bros. Korea
| released =
| runtime = 116 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
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'The Day I Died: Unclosed Case' is a 2020 South Korean character driven, investigation drama film, directed by Park Ji-wan in her directorial debut. The film starring Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-eun, Roh Jeong-eui and Kim Sun-young, 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
Se-jin (Roh Jeong-eui) disappears on a dark and stormy night, leaving only her shoes and her last will behind on a cliff. Kim Hyeon-soo (Kim Hye-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 Jung-hee as Jeong-mi
* Yoon Byung-hee
* Park Ji-hoon as Yong-jin
* 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.
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
References
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