Seven Years of Night

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Seven Years of Night
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Hangul
7년의 밤
Hanja
7年의 밤
Revised Romanization 7 Nyeonui Bam
Directed by Choo Chang-min
Screenplay byChoo Chang-min
Lee Yong-yeon
Kim You-pyung
Based onSeven Years of Night
by Jung Yoo-jung
Produced byAhn Eun-mi
Yoon Kyung-hwan
Starring Ryu Seung-ryong
Jang Dong-gun
Song Sae-byeok
Go Kyung-pyo
CinematographyHa Kyoung-ho
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byKoo Ja-wan
Park Ji-man
Production
company
CJ E&M Corp
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release date
  • March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)
Running time
123 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$3.7 million [1]

Seven Years of Night is a 2018 South Korean action drama film [2] directed by Choo Chang-min, starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Jang Dong-gun, Song Sae-byeok and Go Kyung-pyo. The film is based on Jung Yoo-jung's novel of the same name. [3] [4] It was released on March 28, 2018. [5] [6]

Contents

Plot

The story of a man who plots revenge against the son of his daughter's murderer over a period of seven years.

Cast

A man who is haunted by an unintended murder of a young girl seven years ago.
The father who seeks revenge for his murdered daughter.
Hyun-soo's co-worker.
Hyun-soo's son.

Production and release

Filming began on November 19, 2016, and completed on May 25, 2016. [11]

After nearly two years since the film was completed, the local release was set for March 28, 2018. [12]

Awards and nominations

Award ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
55th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor Song Sae-byeok Nominated [13]

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