A Day (film)

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A Day
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Hangul
하루
Revised Romanization Haru
Directed byCho Sun-ho
Written byCho Sun-ho
Lee Sang-hak
Produced bySong Ji-eun
Lee Sang-hak
Starring Kim Myung-min
Byun Yo-han
CinematographyKim Ji-yong
Edited byShin Min-Kyung
Music by Mowg
Production
company
Film Line
Distributed by CGV Arthouse
Release date
  • June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15)
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$8.5 million [1]

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]

Contents

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 in what looks like the previous day. 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 daughter. Thus, the daughter does not allow his father to die so they save him so that everything returns to normal. The doctor explains the transplant to the press as the movie ends. [4]

Cast

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 .

Reception

The film inspired a South Indian political drama movie Maanaadu , in which the protagonist is stuck in a time loop leading to a political assassination.[ citation needed ]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2017 Fantasia International Film Festival Audience Award for Best Asian Feature FilmA DayBronze
2018 Fantasporto Special MentionWon

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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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