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The Witness (Korean: 목격자; Hanja: 目擊者; RR: Mok-gyeok-ja) is a 2018 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Jo Kyu-jang. It stars Lee Sung-min, Kim Sang-ho, Jin Kyung and Kwak Si-yang. It was released theatrically in South Korea on August 15, 2018.[2] The film is about a man who witnesses a murder and takes no action on what he has seen.[3][4]

The Witness
Theatrical poster
Hangul	목격자
Hanja	目擊者
Revised Romanization	Mok-gyeok-ja
Directed by	Jo Kyu-jang
Written by	Lee Young-jong
Produced by	Oh Jung-hyun Cha Ji-hyun
Starring	Lee Sung-min Kim Sang-ho Jin Kyung Kwak Si-yang
Cinematography	Yu Eok
Edited by	Kim Seon-min
Music by	Mok Yeong-jin
Production company	AD406
Distributed by	Next Entertainment World
Release date	August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$19.2 million[1]

Plot

One night at his apartment, Sang-Hoon hears a woman's scream. He looks outside his apartment and sees Tae-Ho hitting a woman with a hammer. Sang-Hoon and Tae-Ho then make direct eye contact. Sang-Hoon does not call the police. The next day, that woman is found dead. Detective Jae-Yeob investigates the case. Sang-Hoon is still terrified and does not tell Detective Jae-Yeob about what he witnessed. Soon, another resident who witnessed the same murder is killed by Tae-Ho. Sang-Hoon tries to protect himself and his family from the murderer.

Cast

• Lee Sung-min[5] as Sang-Hoon
• Kim Sang-ho as Jae-Yeob
• Jin Kyung as Soo-jin
• Kwak Si-yang as Tae-ho
• Son Jong-hak as Squad chief Choi
• Lee Jae-woo as Detective Jo
• Kim Sung-kyun as Hyung-Gyoon
• Park Bom as Eun-ji
• Kim Nam-hee as Kim Dae-ri
• Shin Seung-hwan as Park Sang-Tae
• Hwang Young-hee as Women's society president
• Jung Jae-kwang as Guy at the store
• Woo Ji-hyun as Newspaper delivery guy
• Lee Min-woong as Woo-min
• Bae Jung-hwa as Seo-yeon
• Yeon Je-wook as Cola
• Kim Hak-sun as Team leader

Production

Principal photography began on September 23, 2017. Production ended in Paju of Gyeonggi Province on December 20, 2017.[6]

Release

The film released theatrically in South Korea on August 15, 2018, with age 15-rating.[2] The Witness was released on VOD by Next Entertainment World on September 8, 2038.[7]

Reception

The film attracted more than 360,000 moviegoers on its first day of release and finished third, behind The Spy Gone North and Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days. However, the film managed to top the box office on its second day of release.[8][9] According to the Korean Film Council, the film surpassed one million moviegoers in four days.[10]

On August 24, 2018, the film reached its break-even point, with more than 1.8 million moviegoers having watched the film.[11] After finishing first during its first weekend, the film dropped to second place during its second weekend, trailing behind On Your Wedding Day. The film had a 45% drop in gross during its second weekend, earning US$3.5 million from 433,006 attendance.[12] During its third weekend, the film dropped to fifth place by attracted 102,080 moviegoers with US$814,283 gross, 77% lower gross compared to second weekend.[13][14] The film dropped to ninth place during its fourth weekend.[15]

As of September 10, the film attracted 2,515,758 admissions with US$19.2 million gross.[1]

Awards and nominations

Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2nd The Seoul Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Kim Sang-ho	Nominated	[16]

References

External links

• The Witness at HanCinema
• The Witness at IMDb
• The Witness at Naver

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