The Day I Died: Unclosed Case

The Day I Died: Unclosed Case (Korean: 내가 죽던 날; RR: Naega Jugdeon Nal) is a 2020 South Korean character driven, investigation drama film, directed by Park Ji-wan in her directorial debut.[3] 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.[4][5] The film was released in theaters on November 12, 2020.[1]

The Day I Died: Unclosed Case
Promotional poster
Hangul내가 죽던 날
Revised RomanizationNaega Jugdeon Nal
Directed byPark Ji-wan
Produced byJang Jin-seung
Gwon Nam-jin
Kim Han-gil
Screenplay byPark Ji-wan
StarringKim Hye-soo
Lee Jung-eun
Roh Jeong-eui
Kim Sun-young
Music byKim Hong-jib
Lee Jin-hui
CinematographyCho Yong-kyu
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Jeong Gyeh-yeon
Production
company
Oscar 10 Studio
Story Pong
Distributed byWarner Bros. Korea
Release date
  • November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12)[1]
Running time
116 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeest. US$1.96 million[2]

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

Production

Kim Hye-soo was confirmed to appear in June 2019.[10] In August 2019, Lee Sang-yeop was cast in the film.[11] The film was wrapped up in November, 2019.[12] The distribution press conference was held on November 4, 2020, setting the way to release of the film.[13]

Reception

Box office

The film released on November 12, 2020 on 909 screens.[2]

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.[14]

Admissions

Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets

As of Cumulative admissions Ref.
February 2, 2021 234,322 persons [2][15]
Admissions (persons)

as of respective weekend date

Week ending Admissions (cumulative)[16] Notes
As of December 31, 2020 234 322 Weekend:1,210
As of December 6, 2020 232 354 Weekend:1,043
As of November 29, 2020 228,037 Weekend:4,347
As of November 22, 2020 212,986
As of November 15, 2020 128,473

Critical response

Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 9.07 from the audience.[17][18]

References
  1. "Kim Hye-soo returns as police officer in 'The Day I Died'". The Korea Herald. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. "THE DAY I DIED : UNCLOSED CASE (2020)", KOFIC, retrieved February 2, 2021
  3. "Kim Hye-soo set to return as detective in 'The Day I Died'". koreatimes. October 9, 2020.
  4. "The Day I Died: Unclosed Case". HanCinema.
  5. "Kim Hye-soo's new thriller film 'The Day I Died' announces premiere month, drops first poster". Kdrama. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  6. "KIM Hye-soo Wraps New Thriller THE DAY I DIED". Korean Film Biz Zone. November 14, 2019.
  7. "[Photos + Video] New Stills and Trailer Added for the Upcoming Korean Movie "The Day I Died: Unclosed Case"". www.hancinema.net.
  8. "'내가죽던날' 김혜수X이정은X노정의X박지완 감독이 그려낸 특별한 연대". www.chosun.com.
  9. "[HanCinema's News] "The Day I Died: Unclosed Case" the Latest for Kim Sun-young in a Busy Year @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net.
  10. "김혜수 측 "'내가 죽던 날' 출연" 1년만 스크린 복귀" [Kim Hye-soo's "'The Day I Die' Appeared" Comes back to the screen in one year]. YTN. June 18, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  11. "이상엽, 영화 '내가 죽던날' 출연 확정…김혜수와 재회". 100세시대의 동반자 브릿지경제. August 29, 2019.
  12. "김혜수 주연 '내가 죽던 날', 크랭크업 "이 영화 만난 건 운명"". 뉴스1. November 11, 2019.
  13. ""행운이자 축복"…'내가 죽던 날' 김혜수→노정의, 따뜻한 연대와 앙상블의 힘". www.chosun.com. November 4, 2020.
  14. "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System)". KOFIC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  15. "내가 죽던 날(2020)" [THE DAY I DIED : UNCLOSED CASE]. Daum. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  16. "Korean Box Office". HanCinema. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  17. "The day I died The day I died: unclosed case, 2020". Naver 영화. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  18. "THE DAY I DIED :UNCLOSED CASE NAE-GA JUK-DEON-NAL BY JI-WAN PARK". Cinando. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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