Wide Awake (Korean: 리턴; RR: Riteon), also known as Return, is a 2007 South Korean thriller film directed by Lee Gyu-man, starring Kim Myung-min in the lead role.
Plot
In 1980s South Korea, a young boy is traumatised after experiencing anesthesia awareness during heart surgery, and no-one believes his story afterwards. Twenty-five years later, the doctors and nurses who operated on him begin to die under mysterious circumstances. Dr. Ryu Jae-woo, a surgeon married to Hee-jin, believes that the boy he remembers from his childhood is responsible for the deaths. The leading suspects are Lee Myeong-suk, who has been stalking Dr. Ryu, and the seemingly unhinged Uk-hwan. Hypnosis specialist Oh Chi-hoon also seems to know something about these deaths.
Cast
- Kim Myung-min as Ryu Jae-woo
- Yoo Jun-sang as Kang Wook-han
- Kim Tae-woo as Oh Chi-hoon
- Jung Yoo-suk
- Kim Yoo-mi as Seo Hee-jin
- Kim Roi-ha as Lee Myeong-suk
- Baek Seung-hwan as Na Sang-woo
- Seo Young-hwa
- Lee Sung-min as Sang-woo's father
Release
Wide Awake was released in South Korea on 8 August 2007,[1] and its opening weekend was ranked fourth at the box office with 238,819 admissions.[2] The film went on to receive a total of 677,939 admissions nationwide,[1] with a gross (as of 16 September 2007) of US$4,569,126.[3]
Awards and nominations
- Best Supporting Actor – Yoo Jun-sang
- Nomination – Best Music – Choi Seung-hyun
References
- ^ a b "Box-Office Admission Results" (2007). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ "Korean Box Office" (2007.08.10 ~ 2007.08.12). HanCinema. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ "South Korea Box Office 14–16 September 2007". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
External links
- Wide Awake at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Wide Awake at IMDb
- Wide Awake at HanCinema