Doomsday Book (film)
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Korean theatrical poster
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Inryu myeongmang bogoseo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Illyu myŏlmang pogosŏ |
| Directed by |
Kim Jee-woon Yim Pil-sung |
| Produced by | Choi Hyeon-muk Kim Myeong-eun Oh Yeong-hun |
| Written by |
Yim Pil-sung Lee Hwan-hee Kim Jee-woon Jang Jong-ah |
| Starring |
Ryoo Seung-bum Kim Kang-woo Song Sae-byeok |
| Music by | Mowg |
| Cinematography | Jo Sang-yun (A Brave New World) Kim Ji-yong (The Heavenly Creature) Ha Seong-min (Happy Birthday) |
| Edited by | Im Seon-gyeong (A Brave New World) Mun Se-gyeong (The Heavenly Creature) Nam Na-yeong (Happy Birthday) |
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Production
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Zio Entertainment
TimeStory Group |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
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Release date
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Running time
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115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$5 million |
| Box office | ₩704,635,000 |
Doomsday Book (Hangul: 인류멸망보고서; RR: Inryu myeongmang bogoseo; lit. "Report on the Destruction of Mankind") is a 2012 South Korean science-fiction anthology film directed by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung. It tells three unique stories of human self-destruction in the modern high-tech era, while displaying an alternative form of genuine humanity and compassion. A Brave New World is a political satire about a viral zombie outbreak; The Heavenly Creature philosophizes on whether a robot can achieve enlightenment; and in Happy Birthday a dysfunctional family bonds in the midst of an apocalypse.
It won the top prize at the 2012 Fantasia Festival. The jury honored it with the Cheval Noir Award for best film for "its intelligence and originality."
Doomsday Book was originally conceived as a three-part anthology film to be directed by Kim Jee-woon, Yim Pil-sung, and Han Jae-rim. Filming began on May 21, 2006, but shortly after Kim and Yim had shot their segments, financing fell apart and the film was put on hold. Han's third segment titled "The Christmas Gift" (a SF musical retelling of O. Henry's short story, about a woman's primal desires emerging when confronted with her last chance to survive after witnessing the end of the world) was never shot, and the two thirds remained unreleased.
But in 2010 with backing from new investor TimeStory, shooting restarted quietly with Yim and Kim collaborating on a new third installment to the trilogy with Yim as the lead director and Kim in more of a "guest director" role.
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