Seven Years of Night
{{Short description|2018 film by Choo Chang-min}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Seven Years of Night
| image = Seven Years of Night (7년의 밤).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name
| hangul = 7년의 밤
| hanja = 7年의 밤
| rr = 7 Nyeonui Bam}}
| director = Choo Chang-min
| producer = Ahn Eun-mi
Yoon Kyung-hwan
| writer =
| screenplay = Choo Chang-min
Lee Yong-yeon
Kim You-pyung
| based_on = {{based on|Seven Years of Night|Jung Yoo-jung}}
| starring = Ryu Seung-ryong
Jang Dong-gun
Song Sae-byeok
Go Kyung-pyo
| music = Koo Ja-wan
Park Ji-man
| cinematography = Ha Kyoung-ho
| editing = Shin Min-kyung
| studio = CJ E&M Corp
| distributor = CJ Entertainment
| released = {{film date|2018|03|28}}
| runtime = 123 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross = {{USD|3.7 million}}{{cite web|title=Seven Years of Night (2018)|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20154908|website=Korean Film Biz Zone}}
}}
Seven Years of Night is a 2018 South Korean action drama film{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sevenyearsofnight.htm|title=Seven Years of Night (2018)|publisher=Box Office Mojo}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=46833|title=영화 [7년의 밤] 상세정보|website=Cine21}}{{cite web|title=NIGHT OF 7 YEARS' Long Shoot Comes to an End|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&seq=3907&mode=VIEW|website=Korean Film Biz Zone}} It was released on March 28, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3044821|title='Seven Years of Night' finally has release date|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=22 February 2018 }}{{cite web|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002681068|title=류승룡X장동건 '7년의 밤', 3월28일 개봉 확정|website=Naver}}
Plot
The story of a man who plots revenge against the son of his daughter's murderer over a period of seven years.
Cast
- Ryu Seung-ryong as Choi Hyun-soo{{cite news|title=류승룡·장동건 뭉친 '7년의 밤' 10월 말 크랭크인…'작업 시작'|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=18846159&cloc=|publisher=IS Plus|date=October 13, 2015|access-date=2018-03-22|language=ko|author=Hwang So-young}}
- Jung Joon-won as young Hyun-soo
:A man who is haunted by an unintended murder of a young girl seven years ago.
- Jang Dong-gun as Oh Young-je{{Cite web|url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/2019061518747|title=[영화] '7년의 밤' 장동건 출연에도 흥행 실패 까닭은|date=2019-06-15|website=The Korea Economic Daily|language=ko|access-date=2019-06-23}}
:The father who seeks revenge for his murdered daughter.
- Song Sae-byeok as Ahn Seung-hwan
:Hyun-soo's co-worker.
- Go Kyung-pyo as Seo-won{{cite news|title=고경표 "장동건과 술자리 정말 꿈만 같아"|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2016/11/18/0200000000AKR20161118137900033.HTML|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|date=November 19, 2016|access-date=2018-03-22|language=ko}}{{cite news|title=[단독]장동건'송새벽에 고경표까지 '7년의 밤' 드림팀 완성|url=http://news.donga.com/3/all/20151012/74121558/1|publisher=News Donga|date=October 12, 2015|access-date=2018-03-22|language=ko}}
- Tang Joon-sang as Young Seo-won
:Hyun-soo's son.
- Moon Jeong-hee as Kang Eun-joo
- Sung Byung-sook as Ha-yong's mother
- Lee Re as Oh Se-ryeong
- Kim Hyun as Woman who lost her husband
- Jeon Bae-soo as Hyeon-tae
- Jeong Seok-yong
Production and release
Filming began on November 19, 2016, and completed on May 25, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/946630|title=류승룡·장동건 주연 '7년의 밤', 치열했던 6개월 촬영 마치고 크랭크업|website=Ten Asia|author=Yoon Jun-pil|date=May 31, 2016|access-date=2018-03-22}}
After nearly two years since the film was completed, the local release was set for March 28, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://en.koreaportal.com/articles/43927/20180222/korea-thriller-film-night-of-7-years-confirms-release-date-everything-you-need-to-know-before-premiere.htm|title=Korea Thriller Film 'Night of 7 Years' Confirms Release Date, Everything You Need To Know Before Premiere|website=Korea Portal|author=Jessica Rapir|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=2018-03-22}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Award ceremony !Category !Recipient(s) !Result !Ref. |
| 55th Grand Bell Awards
|Best Supporting Actor |{{nom}} |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|8060652}}
- {{hancinema film|7_Years_of_Night}}
- [http://movie.daum.net/moviedb/main?movieId=84354 Seven Years of Night] at Daum (Korean)
- [http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=85578 Seven Years of Night] at Naver (Korean)
Category:2018 action drama films
Category:South Korean action drama films
Category:Films based on Korean novels
Category:CJ Entertainment films
Category:2010s South Korean films
Category:2010s Korean-language films
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