A Day (film)

A Day is a 2017 South Korean mystery thriller film directed by Cho Sun-ho, starring Kim Myung-min and Byun Yo-han.[2][3]

A Day
Theatrical release poster
Hangul하루
Revised RomanizationHaru
Directed byCho Sun-ho
Produced bySong Ji-eun
Lee Sang-hak
Written byCho Sun-ho
Lee Sang-hak
StarringKim Myung-min
Byun Yo-han
Music byMowg
CinematographyKim Ji-yong
Edited byShin Min-Kyung
Production
company
Film Line
Distributed byCGV Arthouse
Release date
  • June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15)
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$8.5 million[1]

Plot

The story starts with a doctor, Kim Joon-young, returning home. His daughter, Eun-jung, dies in a car accident on the same day along with another woman. Kim Joon-young wakes up with the day repeating. He tries to save his daughter but fails, with the day repeating over and over again. The woman's husband also experiences the day repeatedly. They cannot seem to save their loved ones no matter what. Later, they find out that the father of a child whose heart was transplanted without the father's consent and the man who had caused an earlier accident are the two persons whose day is repeating, along with the child father, who is seeking revenge by killing their loved ones. They reconcile to the father after learning that his child's heart is inside of the doctor daughter does not allow his father to die so they save him everything returns to normal. The doctor explains the transplant to the press as the movie ends.[4]

Cast
  • Kim Myung-min as Kim Joon-young
  • Byun Yo-han as Lee Min-chul
  • Yoo Jae-myung as Kang-sik
  • Jo Eun-hyung as Eun-jung
  • Shin Hye-sun as Mi-kyung
  • Im Ji-kyu as Yong-sun
  • Kim Chae-yeon as Hee-joo
  • Jang Dae-woong as Dong-soo
  • Kim Hyeong-beom as Kim Kyung-wi
  • Kim Ye-joon as Ha-roo
  • Lee Yoo-ha as Flight attendant
  • Han Hee-jung as Suk-hoon's mother
  • Park Min-soo as Suk-ikjhu

Production

A Day reunites the two main actors Kim Myung-min and Byun Yo-han who previously acted together in the historical drama series Six Flying Dragons.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2017 Fantasia International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Asian Feature Film A Day Bronze
2018 Fantasporto Special Mention Won
gollark: So when the Sun circles round the Earth, some bits are lit and some unlit at different times.
gollark: No, it's just that light travels really slowly.
gollark: They are just shiny things drawn on the crystal sphere surrounding Earth, obviously.
gollark: You should ask why they still believe in the Moon.
gollark: Yes. You only see one side. The other side contains our secret base.

References
  1. "A Day (2017)". koreanfilm.or.kr.
  2. "김명민-변요한, 타임루프 영화 '원데이'로 호흡- 스타뉴스". 24 March 2016.
  3. "[종합] 김명민, 의사 가운 다시 입을까…영화 '원데이' 조율 중 : 스포츠동아". sports.donga.com.
  4. Parfitt, Orlando (June 7, 2017). "South Korean time travel film 'A Day' scores key deals at Cannes". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 6, 2017.


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