Insane (Korean: 날, 보러와요; RR: Nal, Boreowayo, "Come to see Me") is a 2016 South Korean mystery thriller film directed by Lee Cheol-ha.[1][2] It was released in South Korea on April 7, 2016.[1]
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Hangul | 날, 보러와요 |
Directed by | Lee Cheol-ha |
Production companies | OAL Valentine Films A&G Modes |
Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$7.6 million[2] |
During the day and in the middle of downtown, Kang Soo-Ah (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 forcefully drugged and suffers cruel violence. Soo-Ah begins to write down in detail all of the horrific acts that take place at the psychiatric hospital.
One year later, Na Nam-Soo (Lee Sang-yoon) is working as a programming director for the same broadcasting station he was suspended from the previous year. 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-Ah, who is now in prison as a murder suspect.
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]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actor | Lee Sang-yoon | Nominated |
53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Kang Ye-won | Nominated | |
Best New Actor | Lee Sang-yoon | Nominated | ||
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