''Search Out'' () is a 2020 South Korean

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written and directed by Kwak Jung, starring

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and

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. Inspired by the

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, it was released on April 15, 2020.

Plot

A trainee policeman, a job seeker and a hacker team up to find out who sent the message " What is the significance of your life?" to a woman who ended up committing suicide.

Cast

Main

as Noo-ri *

as Sung-min *

as Joon-hyuk

Supporting

* Go Jung-il as Detective Go * Kim Ji-na as Ji-na * Shim Wan-joon as Jin-woo * Choi Yoon-bin as Detective * Kim Seo-yeon as Seo-won * Ju Shi-hyun as Jae-min * Bae Sang-woo as Sociopath * Lee Yeon-bin as Kyung-won

Special appearance

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as Convenience store boss

Production

Director and screenwriter Kwak Jung "wanted to dig deep into how social media is misused as an instrument of crime, to raise awareness of social isolation among young adults and to discuss fundamental questions surrounding life and death."

Release

The film was postponed by a week (being released on April 15, 2020 instead of April 9) due to the

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Reception

The film topped the domestic box office on its release day despite the

References

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* * * {{hancinema film, Search_Out 2020 films 2020s Korean-language films 2020 thriller films South Korean thriller films Films about the Internet Films about social media Films about cyberbullying Thriller films based on actual events Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic