''Bluebeard'' (, lit. "Thawing") is a 2017 South Korean

psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a genre combining the thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting. In terms of context and co ...

film directed by Lee Soo-yeon. It stars

Cho Jin-woong Cho Jin-woong (born Jo Won-jun; March 3, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles as Sejong's loyal bodyguard in ''Deep Rooted Tree'' (2011), a mobster in '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'' (2012), and a mysterious vil ...

Plot

Seung-Hoon (

Cho Jin-Woong Cho Jin-woong (born Jo Won-jun; March 3, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles as Sejong's loyal bodyguard in ''Deep Rooted Tree'' (2011), a mobster in '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'' (2012), and a mysterious vil ...

) is a physician who opened a clinic in Seoul but went bankrupt. He landed a job at a hospital and he soon gets involved in a series of murder cases when his patient murmurs something disturbing.

Cast

as Byun Seung-hoon *

Shin Goo Shin Goo (; born Shin Sun-gi, ; August 13, 1936) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Theater Awards and nominations State honors Notes References External links Shin Goo Fan Cafeat Daum ...

as Jung Sung-geun's father *

Kim Dae-myung Kim Dae-myung (born February 16, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, then rose to fame in the television series '' Misaeng: Incomplete Life'' (2014), as well as ''Hospital Playlist ''Hospital Playlist'' () ...

as Jung Sung-geun *Song Young-chang as Jo Kyung-hwan / Nam In-soo *

Lee Chung-ah Lee Chung-ah (born October 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the films ''Temptation of Wolves'' (2004) and ''My Tutor Friend 2'' (2007), as well as the cable dramas ''Cool Guys, Hot Ramen'' (2011) a ...

as Mi-yeon *

Yoon Se-ah Yoon Se-ah (born January 2, 1978) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in '' The City Hall'', ''Wife Returns'', '' A Gentleman's Dignity'', '' Stranger'', ''Sky Castle'', and ''Snowdrop''. Yoon was paired with Korean-French-Canadian ...

as Jo Soo-jung *

Kim Joo-ryoung Kim Joo-ryoung (; born September 10, 1976) is a South Korean actress. She is mainly known for portraying Han Mi-nyeo or Player No. 212 in the Netflix original web series ''Squid Game''. For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress in ...

as Mi-sook *Yoon Da-kyung as Ji-sook *Kim Kyung-min as Hospital Director *Lee Kang-jae as Jung Kyung-soo *Moon Jung-hyun as Byun Young-hoon *Jung Do-won as Tattoo man *Jung Ah-mi as Bae Jung-ja *Marie-Joelle Afarti as Jung Kyung-soo's mother *Han Chul-woo ad Jurisdiction Detective *Jo Suk-hyun - Captain of Gangnam Detective Squad * Park Hee-jung as Opening DJ *Koo Eun-jung as Weather Caster

Production

''Bluebeard'' is director Lee Soo-yeon's first feature film in fourteen years after her 2003 film '' The Uninvited''.

, who played a doctor suffering a mental breakdown, lost nearly 40 pounds (18 kilograms) for his role in the film. Filming began on July 20, 2015, and ended on October 7, 2015. The film was shot entirely in South Korea, and partially in the Philippines for the ending scene where the teenager met his Filipina mother.

Release

''Bluebeard'' was released in theaters on March 1, 2017. It drew 386,088 viewers on its first day of release, setting the record for the best March opening ever in South Korea. The film was sold to Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines, and received a limited North American release in the U.S. and Canada. The film was also selected to screen at the

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), previously named Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film (french: Festival international du film fantastique de Bruxelles, nl, Internationaal Festival van de Fantastische Fil ...

, the

Hawaii International Film Festival The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii. HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, education, and the work of new and emerging filmmakers. HIFF’s primary festival is h ...

and the Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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