The Neighbors (Korean: 이웃사람; also known as My Neighbor) is a 2012 South Korean mystery thriller film starring Kim Yunjin in the lead role.[1]
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| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Iutsaram |
| McCune–Reischauer | Iussaram |
| Directed by | Kim Hwi |
| Written by | Kim Hwi |
| Based on | The Neighbor by Kang Full |
| Produced by | Gu Seong-mok Park Jeong-hyeok Lee Yong-ho |
| Starring | Kim Yunjin Kim Sae-ron Chun Ho-jin Kim Sung-kyun |
| Cinematography | Jung Seong-wook |
| Edited by | Jin Lee |
| Music by | Shin Yi-gyeong |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$13.8 million |
In the film, residents of an apartment building suspect that one of their neighbors may be a serial killer responsible for the murder of a residing family's daughter. As the victim's stepmother investigates, the killer begins to target another young girl.[2]
Based on Kang Full's eponymous webtoon,[3][4] the film sold over 2.43 million tickets, becoming the highest grossing film among the movie adaptations of Kang Full’s works.[5]
Plot
editWhat would you do if you found out someone living in your building is a serial killer? A man, whose identity is known, kills his own neighbors ― including a middle-school girl ― living in his building, and continues to stay there even after committing the grisly murders.
All the neighbors in the film are reluctant to act due to self-interest. One character does not want the property price to fall after a scandal. Another wants to avoid attention from the police, as he has just five months left before his statute of limitations runs out. Some simply do not want to meddle without evidence, clinging to their daily routines. Meanwhile, the criminal continues to kill.[6][7]
Cast
edit- Kim Yunjin as Song Kyung-hee, stepmother of dead girl
- Ma Dong-seok as Ahn Hyuk-mo, ex-con and loan shark
- Kim Sae-ron as Won Yeo-seon (first victim) / Yoo Soo-yeon
- Chun Ho-jin as Pyo Jong-rok
- Jang Young-nam as Ha Tae-seon
- Im Ha-ryong as Kim Sang-young
- Kim Sung-kyun as Ryu Seung-hyuk, crew man of fishing vessel
- Do Ji-han as Ahn Sang-yoon
- Kim Jung-tae as Kim Jong-guk, ghost
- Jung In-gi as Kim Hong-jung, Ahn Hyuk-mo's uncle
- Kim Ki-cheon as Hwang Jae-yeon, security guard 1
- Cha Hyeon-woo as Detective Lee
- Kwak Min-seok as Ahn Dong-joo, pizza store owner
- Cha Kwang-soo as Won Jung-man, Won Yeo-seon's father
Awards and nominations
edit- Best New Actor - Kim Sung-kyun
2012 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
- Best New Actor - Kim Sung-kyun
- Nomination - Best New Director - Kim Hwi
- Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Ma Dong-seok
- Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Jang Young-nam
2012 Busan Film Critics Awards
- Best New Actor - Kim Sung-kyun
- Best Supporting Actor - Ma Dong-seok
- Nomination - Best New Director - Kim Hwi
- Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Ma Dong-seok
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hong, Lucia (21 June 2012). "ABC Lost actress Kim Yun-jin's Korean thriller to open next month". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "The Neighbors (2012)". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Lee, Tae-ho (17 August 2012). "PREVIEW: My Neighbor - Neighbors, the worst enemy or the best company?". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "2012.8.24 NOW Playing". Korea JoongAng Daily. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lee, Claire (23 November 2012). "Movies based on webtoons flourish". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ Kwaak, Je-yup (22 August 2012). "Neighbor weighs price of indifference". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Lee, Claire (29 August 2012). "Neighbors brings unusual murder drama". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- The Neighbor at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- The Neighbors at IMDb
- The Neighbor at HanCinema
- The Neighbor original webtoon at Daum (in Korean)