Door Lock (film)

Door Lock
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
도어락
RRDoeorak
MRToŏrak
Directed byLee Kwon
Written by
  • Lee Kwon
  • Park Jung-hee
Produced by
  • Kim Sung-ryung
  • Lee Jae-min
Starring
CinematographyPark Jung-hoon
Production
company
Fiona Films
Distributed byMegabox Plus M
Release date
  • December 5, 2018 (2018-12-05)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$11.5 million

Door Lock (Korean도어락) is a 2018 South Korean psychological horror-thriller film directed by Lee Kwon.[1][2][3] The film stars Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Ye-won and Kim Sung-oh. It was released on December 5, 2018.[4] The movie is based on the 2011 Spanish movie Sleep Tight.[5] While the original tells the story from the perpetrator's perspective, this adaption is from the victims point of view.[6]

Premise

Kyung-min lives alone in a one-room apartment. One day, she found a trace of a stranger breaking into her room and soon a mysterious murder case begins to unravel.[7][8]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on January 7, 2018, and wrapped on March 14, 2018.[10][8]

References

  1. ^ 도어락. Naver (in Korean).
  2. ^ "Door Lock". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  3. ^ a b "KONG Hyo-jin Enters DOOR LOCK and BBAENGBAN". Korean Film Biz Zone. 19 October 2018.
  4. ^ 공효진 '도어락' 12월 5일 개봉 확정..원룸 현실공포. TV Report (in Korean). 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Door Lock (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Somebody tries to unlock the door…. – Seongyong's Private Place". 9 December 2018.
  6. ^ Zaveri, Rhythm (July 24, 2019). "Film Review: Door Lock (2019) by Lee Kwon Screening at Fantasia 2019".
  7. ^ "Door Lock". HanCinema.
  8. ^ a b "KONG Hyo-jin Wraps Up DOOR LOCK". Korean Film Biz Zone. 19 October 2018.
  9. ^ 김예원, '도어락' 캐스팅..."공효진과 두 번째 작업 설레". OSEN (in Korean). 19 October 2018.
  10. ^ '도어락'X공효진, 웰메이드 스릴러 탄생…7일 크랭크인. Sports Chosun (in Korean). 19 October 2018.