''Unlocked'' () is a 2023 South Korean

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directed by Kim Tae-joon in his directorial debut, starring

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, Im Si-wan and

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. It was released on Netflix for streaming on February 17, 2023.

Synopsis

Lee Na-Mi (Chun Woo-Hee) works as a marketer at a start-up company. She is an ordinary office worker who works hard everyday. She also works part time at her father’s cafe, Cafe Mizi. One day, Lee Na-Mi loses her smartphone on the bus and it is picked up by someone. When Na-mi uses a friend’s phone to call, Oh Jun-Yeong (Im Si-Wan) uses a fake voice app to speak so his voice won’t be recognized, instructing her to pick up her phone at a repair shop. She does this so he can get access to her password and under the pretence of fixing her broken phone screen, he installs spyware on her phone. Na-Mi unexpectedly walks around and does everything with her phone: every action, conversation and text being monitored by Jun-Yeong. Jun-Yeong slowly infiltrates into Na-Mi’s personal life, causing her father to be suspicious of him. Na-Mi expresses curiosity about Jun-Yeong as they seem to have a lot in common. He claims to work at a software company and seemingly tries to help her with the spyware. Na-Mi is fired from her job after Jun-Yeong leaks confidential information and frames her. He also tries to make Na-Mi believe that it was her best friend who is behind the spyware. Ultimately Jun-Yeong succeeds in isolating Na-Mi from everyone important in her life. Meanwhile, Detective Woo Ji-Man (Kim Hee-Won) investigates a murder case involving a dead body that was found on a remote mountain. There, he finds clues that points to his son Woo Jun-Yeong as the possible perpetrator. Seven additional bodies are found which points to Jun-Yeong who keeps the smartphones of his victims, the latest one, Eun Mi-gyeong, who authority believed had run away. In a shocking twist at the end, Na-Mi and her father fight for their lives while Detective Woo Ji-Man uncovers the truth about Jun-Yeong.

Cast

as Lee Na-mi : A marketer at a startup company. * Im Si-wan as Oh Jun-yeong : A man who approaches Nami after accidentally picking up her smartphone. *

as Woo Ji-man : A detective chasing the culprit of a murder case. * Park Ho-san as Lee Seung-woo : Nami's father. * Kim Ye-won as Jeong Eun-joo : Nami's best friend. *

Oh Hyun-kyung Oh Hyun-kyung (born Oh Sang-ji on March 25, 1970) is a South Korean actress. Career Oh Sang-ji won the 1989 Miss Korea beauty pageant, and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1990 pageant. She immediately rose to stardom. Using the sta ...

as CEO Oh : The president of startup company who is Nami's senior. * Jeon Jin-oh as Kim Jung-ho *

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as Eun-mi *

Gil Hae-yeon Gil Hae-yeon ( ko, 길해연) is a South Korean actress. She is best known to North American audiences for her performance in the film '' In Her Place'', for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at th ...

as Je-yeon

Production

The film is based on the Japanese novel of the same name by Akira Teshigawara, which was adapted in to 2018 film ''Stolen Identity''. The principal photography began in March 2021 and ended on June 27, 2021. The film was originally scheduled for the theatrical release by CJ ENM, but later decided to be released on Netflix.

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