After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
- Awards
- 40 wins & 27 nominations
Ji Dae-han
- No Joo-hwan
- (as Dae-han Ji)
Oh Dal-su
- Park Cheol-woong
- (as Dal-su Oh)
Seung-shin Lee
- Yoo Hyung-ja
- (as Seung-Shin Lee)
Oh Tae-kyung
- Young Dae-su
- (as Tae-kyung Oh)
Yoo Yeon-Seok
- Young Woo-Jin
- (as Ahn Yeon-Seok)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia(at around 27 mins) Four live octopodes were eaten for the scene with Dae-su in the sushi bar, a scene which provoked some controversy abroad. Eating live octopus in Korea is commonplace although it is usually sliced first. When the film won the Grand Prix at Cannes, the director thanked the octopodes along with the cast and crew.
- Goofs(at around 1h 7 mins) When Mi-do is searching through the Internet for the word "Evergreen", you can see that the high school website already has been visited on that computer because the link is highlighted in purple colors.
- Alternate versionsPark Chan-wook stated on his solo DVD commentary that there is an edited version for television broadcast. It omits some of the more extreme violence and the love scene between Oh Dae Su and Mi-do.
- ConnectionsEdited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
- SoundtracksBring My Love
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Featured review
Absolutely Sublime.......................................................
I've scored this a 9 but I think I may have been a little harsh! I have just read a review that says the reviewer cannot understand the hype. I can see no hype. Everything the film promised and more was delivered. This is a truly wonderful film. It is beautifully acted, brutally and painstakingly directed and as good a display of raw emotion as I have witnessed in any language. The story is gripping, the characters believable and well rounded, the emotion human and the feeling I was left with at the end of the film is one of awe. And that was after I had watched it twice. Honestly, this is a truly, truly wonderful film. Do not miss it under any circumstances!
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- Jan 2, 2007
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,458,200
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $68,957
- Mar 27, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $17,542,965
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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