The Neighbor (2012 film)

The Neighbor (Korean: 이웃사람; RR: Iussaram; also known as My Neighbor) is a 2012 South Korean suspense thriller starring Kim Yunjin in the lead role.[1]

The Neighbor
Hangul이웃사람
Hanja이웃사람
Revised RomanizationIutsaram
McCune–ReischauerIutsaram
Directed byKim Hwi
Produced byGu Seong-mok
Park Jeong-hyeok
Lee Yong-ho
Written byKim Hwi
Based onThe Neighbor
by Kang Full
StarringKim Yunjin
Kim Sae-ron
Chun Ho-jin
Kim Sung-kyun
Music byShin Yi-gyeong
CinematographyJung Seong-wook
Edited byJin Lee
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office₩18,087,442,369

Residents of a small apartment building learn that a serial killer lives there. Kyung-hee feels heavy guilt for not being able to prevent her stepdaughter’s murder, so she takes it upon herself to find the killer. Meanwhile, a young girl that resembles the murdered girl becomes the next target of the serial killer.[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

What 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
  • Kim Yunjin - Song Kyung-hee, stepmother of dead girl
  • Kim Sae-ron - Won Yeo-seon (first victim) / Yoo Soo-yeon
  • Chun Ho-jin - Pyo Jong-rok
  • Jang Young-nam - Ha Tae-seon
  • Im Ha-ryong - Kim Sang-young
  • Ma Dong-seok - Ahn Hyuk-mo, ex-con and loan shark
  • Kim Sung-kyun - Ryu Seung-hyuk, crew man of fishing vessel
  • Do Ji-han - Ahn Sang-yoon
  • Kim Jung-tae - Kim Jong-guk, ghost
  • Jung In-gi - Kim Hong-jung, Ahn Hyuk-mo's uncle
  • Kim Ki-cheon - Hwang Jae-yeon, security guard 1
  • Cha Hyeon-woo - Detective Lee
  • Kwak Min-seok - Ahn Dong-joo, pizza store owner
  • Cha Kwang-soo - Won Jung-man, Won Yeo-seon's father

Awards and nominations

2012 Grand Bell Awards

2012 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards

  • 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

2013 Baeksang Arts Awards

  • Best Supporting Actor - Ma Dong-seok
  • Nomination - Best New Director - Kim Hwi

2013 Buil Film Awards

See also

References
  1. Hong, Lucia (21 June 2012). "ABC Lost actress Kim Yun-jin's Korean thriller to open next month". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. "The Neighbor (2012)". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. Lee, Tae-ho (17 August 2012). "PREVIEW: My Neighbor - Neighbors, the worst enemy or the best company?". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. "2012.8.24 NOW Playing". Korea JoongAng Daily. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. Lee, Claire (23 November 2012). "Movies based on webtoons flourish". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  6. Kwaak, Je-yup (22 August 2012). "Neighbor weighs price of indifference". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  7. Lee, Claire (29 August 2012). "Neighbors brings unusual murder drama". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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