Insane (film)
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| Directed by | Lee Cheol-ha |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$5.9 million[2] |
Insane (Korean: 날, 보러와요; RR: Nal, Boreowayo) is a 2016 South Korean thriller film directed by Lee Cheol-ha.[1][2] It was released in South Korea on April 7, 2016.[1]
The song Hate (싫어) by south korean girl group 4minute was used to promote the film.[citation needed]
Plot
During the day and in the middle of downtown, Soo-a (Kang Ye-won) is taken away against her will and brought to a psychiatric hospital. She is locked up there without knowing why. She is constantly injected with drugs and suffers cruel violence. Soo-a begins to write down in detail all of the horrific acts that take place at the psychiatric hospital.
One year later, Nam-soo is working as a programming director for a broadcasting station. He is assigned to a project and receives a notebook containing horrific entries about a psychiatric hospital which had burned down in a fire. He reads the notebook and feels intrigued by what happened. To uncover the truth, Nam-soo seeks out Soo-a, who is now in prison as a murder suspect.
Cast
- Kang Ye-won as Kang Soo-A[1]
- Lee Sang-yoon as Na Nam-Soo[1]
- Choi Jin-ho as Jang Hyeong-sik
- Ji Dae-han as Kang Byung-Joo
- Chun Min-hee as Mi-Ro
- Lee Hak-joo as Dong-Sik
- Choi Yoon-so as Ji-Young
- Jo Jae-yoon as Detective Park
- Kim Jong-soo as Detective Cha
- Jang Tae-seong as Depeartment Head Goo
- Yu Geon as Lee Woo-Jin
- Jeon Kwang-jin as death angel
- Kim Ho-won as emergency room doctor
- Ahn Ji-hye as Yeo-Kyung
- Park Se-jin as prison doctor
- Kim Hyun as patient's family
- Kil Hae-yeon as Kang Soo-A's mother
Reception
The film was number-one on its opening weekend in South Korea with US$2.3 million.[3] On its second weekend it was second placed behind Time Renegades with US$1.43 million.[2]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | Lee Sang-yoon | Pending |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Insane (Movie - 2015)". HanCinema. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c Kil, Sonia (April 17, 2016). "Korea Box Office: Kwak Jae-yong's 'Time Renegades' Debuts on Top". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "South Korea Box Office April 8–10, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
External links
- Insane at IMDb
- AsianWiki: Insane (Korean Movie)
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