The Neighbor (2012 film)
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| 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 |
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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.
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.
Based on Kang Full's eponymous web-based comic book series (referred to as "webtoon" in Korea), the film sold over 2.43 million tickets, becoming the highest grossing film among the movie adaptations of Kang Full’s works.
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.
2012 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
2012 Busan Film Critics Awards
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