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Alive
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCho Il-hyung
Screenplay byCho Il-hyung
Matt Naylor
Based onAlone
by Matt Naylor
Produced byEugene Lee
Saemi Kim
Saerom Kim
StarringYoo Ah-in
Park Shin-hye
CinematographyWon-ho Son
Production
companies
ZIP Cinema
Perspective Pictures
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24)
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

#Alive (Korean: #살아있다; RR: #Saraitda) is a 2020 South Korean zombie thriller film directed by Cho Il-hyung, starring Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye.[1] It is based on the 2019 American film Alone by Matt Naylor who co-adapted his script with Cho. The film was released in South Korea on June 24, 2020.[2][3][4][5][6]

Plot

A city was infected by a mysterious virus, which causes the city getting out of control and being closed-off, leaving two survivors completely isolated and struggle to live in the critical situation.

Cast

Production

Development

#Alive is a zombie thriller[7] based on the original script "#Alone" of Hollywood screenwriter Matt Naylor, who worked on the American documentary series Small Business Revolution: Main Street and the short film What It’s Like. Director Cho Il-hyung (also known as IL CHO) and Naylor adapted the screenplay together for the Korean market.[8][9] In 2019, ZIP Cinema and U.S producer, Perspective Pictures, joined the production with Lotte Entertainment distributing the film.

Casting

On July 11, 2019, Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye joined the cast,[10] followed by Lee Hyun-wook on September 16.[11] The read-through of the script occurred on September 27, 2019.

Filming

Principal photography began on October 1, 2019. Filming took place in Gunsan and wrapped up on December 12, 2019.[12]

Release

The film was released in South Korea on June 24, 2020.[13][14][15]

Reception

Box office

On its opening day in South Korea, #Alive drew in a total of 204,071 viewers and taking over 60% of the box office, marking the highest number of first-day admissions of any film since February 2020 when South Korea raised its COVID-19 threat alert level to "severe".[16] #Alive also holds the highest number of first-day moviegoers next to this year's box office hit "The Man Standing Next", which recorded 252,058.[17]

References

  1. ^ Choi, Ji-won (May 27, 2020). "Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye team up in zombie horror film '#Alive'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "충무로 배급사들 신작 개봉 시기 놓고 저울질". Sports Khan (in Korean). May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "유아인X박신혜 '#살아있다' 6월 말 개봉확정…런칭포스터 2종 공개". The Korea Herald (in Korean). May 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Despite appearances, #Alive is most definitely not a zombie movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Korean zombies will make you feel '#Alive'". Korea Herald. June 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "In '#Alive,' two survivors struggle to escape zombie-hit homes". Korea Times. June 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "유아인X박신혜 '#살아있다' 6월 말 개봉확정…런칭포스터 2종 공개". Korea Herald (in Korean). May 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "#ALONE". Perspective Pictures. 2019.
  9. ^ "충무로 배급사들 신작 개봉 시기 놓고 저울질". Sports Khan (in Korean). May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Conran, Pierce (July 18, 2019). "Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye Sign on to #Alone". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "[단독]'타인은 지옥이다' 이현욱, '#ALONE' 캐스팅..유아인X박신혜 호흡". Asiae (in Korean). September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "박신혜, 영화 얼론(ALONE) 촬영 모습 공개… "군산에 사랑가득했던"". Newswork (in Korean). January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "코로나19 이후 '얼론' '반도' 재난 영화 몰려온다". Yonhap (in Korean). April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Zombie Thriller Starring Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye Due out Next Month". The Chosun Ilbo. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  15. ^ Kim, Ji-hye (May 27, 2020). "유아인X박신혜 '#살아있다', 6월 24일 개봉 확정". SBS Fune (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  16. ^ "'유아인 원맨쇼 통했나' #살아있다 개봉 첫날 20만…코로나 극장가 활기". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  17. ^ "#살아있다, 개봉 첫날 20만 동원…코로나19 사태 후 최고 오프닝". www.ajunews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-25.

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