The Neighbor (2012 film)

The Neighbor
Directed by Kim Hwi
Produced by Gu Seong-mok
Park Jeong-hyeok
Lee Yong-ho
Written by Kim Hwi
Based on The Neighbor 
by Kang Full
Starring Kim Yunjin
Kim Sae-ron
Chun Ho-jin
Kim Sung-kyun
Music by Shin Yi-gyeong
Cinematography Jung Seong-wook
Edited by Jin Lee
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment
Release dates
  • August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)
Running time
 110 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office ₩18,087,442,369

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

Residents of a small apartment building learn that a serial killer lives within their building. 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 web-based comic book series (referred to as "webtoon" in Korea),[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

Awards and nominations

2012 Grand Bell Awards

2012 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards

2012 Busan Film Critics Awards

2013 Baeksang Arts Awards

2013 Buil Film Awards

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. 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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