Alive (2020 film)

#Alive (Korean: #살아있다; RR: #Saraitda) is a 2020 South Korean zombie thriller film directed by Cho Il-hyung, starring Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye.[1] It is based on the 2019 American film Alone by Matt Naylor who co-adapted his script with Cho. The film was released in South Korea on June 24, 2020.[2][3][4][5][6]

Alive
Theatrical release poster
Hangul살아있다
Revised RomanizationSaraitda
Directed byCho Il-hyung
Produced byEugene Lee
Saemi Kim
Saerom Kim
Screenplay byCho Il-hyung
Matt Naylor
Based onAlone
by Matt Naylor
StarringYoo Ah-in
Park Shin-hye
CinematographyWon-ho Son
Production
company
ZIP Cinema
Perspective Pictures
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24)
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

A city was infected by a mysterious virus, which causes the city getting out of control and being closed-off, leaving two survivors completely isolated and struggle to live in the critical situation.

Cast

Production

Development

#Alive is a zombie thriller[7] based on the original script "#Alone" of Hollywood screenwriter Matt Naylor, who worked on the American documentary series Small Business Revolution: Main Street and the short film What It’s Like. Director Cho Il-hyung (also known as IL CHO) and Naylor adapted the screenplay together for the Korean market.[8][9] In 2019, ZIP Cinema and U.S producer, Perspective Pictures, joined the production with Lotte Entertainment distributing the film.

Casting

On July 11, 2019, Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye joined the cast,[10] followed by Lee Hyun-wook on September 16.[11] The read-through of the script occurred on September 27, 2019.

Filming

Principal photography began on October 1, 2019. Filming took place in Gunsan and wrapped up on December 12, 2019.[12]

Release

The film was released in South Korea on June 24, 2020.[13][14][15]

Reception

Box office

On its opening day in South Korea, #Alive drew in a total of 204,071 viewers and took 62% of the box office, marking the highest first-day viewership of any film since February 2020 prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 in South Korea.[16][17] #Alive also holds the highest number of first-day admissions next to this year's box office hit "The Man Standing Next", which recorded 252,058.[18]

References
  1. Choi, Ji-won (May 27, 2020). "Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye team up in zombie horror film '#Alive'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. "충무로 배급사들 신작 개봉 시기 놓고 저울질". Sports Khan (in Korean). May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. "유아인X박신혜 '#살아있다' 6월 말 개봉확정…런칭포스터 2종 공개". The Korea Herald (in Korean). May 18, 2020.
  4. "Despite appearances, #Alive is most definitely not a zombie movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 27, 2020.
  5. "Korean zombies will make you feel '#Alive'". Korea Herald. June 16, 2020.
  6. "In '#Alive,' two survivors struggle to escape zombie-hit homes". Korea Times. June 16, 2020.
  7. "유아인X박신혜 '#살아있다' 6월 말 개봉확정…런칭포스터 2종 공개". Korea Herald (in Korean). May 18, 2020.
  8. "#ALONE". Perspective Pictures. 2019.
  9. "충무로 배급사들 신작 개봉 시기 놓고 저울질". Sports Khan (in Korean). May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  10. Conran, Pierce (July 18, 2019). "Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye Sign on to #Alone". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  11. "[단독]'타인은 지옥이다' 이현욱, '#ALONE' 캐스팅..유아인X박신혜 호흡". Asiae (in Korean). September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  12. "박신혜, 영화 얼론(ALONE) 촬영 모습 공개… "군산에 사랑가득했던"". Newswork (in Korean). January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  13. "코로나19 이후 '얼론' '반도' 재난 영화 몰려온다". Yonhap (in Korean). April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  14. "Zombie Thriller Starring Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye Due out Next Month". The Chosun Ilbo. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  15. Kim, Ji-hye (May 27, 2020). "유아인X박신혜 '#살아있다', 6월 24일 개봉 확정". SBS Fune (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  16. "'유아인 원맨쇼 통했나' #살아있다 개봉 첫날 20만…코로나 극장가 활기". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  17. Liem, Vivien (June 26, 2020). "Ahead of 'Peninsula', another zombie thriller dominates South Korean box office". The Star Malaysia.
  18. "#살아있다, 개봉 첫날 20만 동원…코로나19 사태 후 최고 오프닝". www.ajunews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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