Seven Years of Night

Seven Years of Night
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	7년의 밤
Hanja	7年의 밤
Revised Romanization	7 Nyeonui Bam
Directed by	Choo Chang-min
Screenplay by	Choo Chang-min Lee Yong-yeon Kim You-pyung
Based on	Seven Years of Night by Jung Yoo-jung
Produced by	Ahn Eun-mi Yoon Kyung-hwan
Starring	Ryu Seung-ryong Jang Dong-gun Song Sae-byeok Go Kyung-pyo
Cinematography	Ha Kyoung-ho
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Koo Ja-wan Park Ji-man
Production company	CJ E&M Corp
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$3.7 million[1]

Seven Years of Night is a 2018 South Korean action drama film^[2] directed by Choo Chang-min, starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Jang Dong-gun, Song Sae-byeok and Go Kyung-pyo. The film is based on Jung Yoo-jung's novel of the same name.^[3][4] It was released on March 28, 2018.^[5][6]

Plot

The story of a man who plots revenge against the son of his daughter's murderer over a period of seven years.

Cast

• Ryu Seung-ryong as Choi Hyun-soo^[7]
  • Jung Joon-won as young Hyun-soo

A man who is haunted by an unintended murder of a young girl seven years ago.

• Jang Dong-gun as Oh Young-je^[7][8]

The father who seeks revenge for his murdered daughter.

• Song Sae-byeok as Ahn Seung-hwan

Hyun-soo's co-worker.

• Go Kyung-pyo as Seo-won^[9][10]
  • Tang Joon-sang as Young Seo-won

Hyun-soo's son.

• Moon Jeong-hee as Kang Eun-joo
• Sung Byung-sook as Ha-yong's mother
• Lee Re as Oh Se-ryeong
• Kim Hyun as Woman who lost her husband
• Jeon Bae-soo as Hyeon-tae
• Jeong Seok-yong

Production and release

Filming began on November 19, 2016, and completed on May 25, 2016.^[11]

After nearly two years since the film was completed, the local release was set for March 28, 2018.^[12]

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
55th Grand Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Song Sae-byeok	Nominated	[13]

References

1. "Seven Years of Night (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
2. "Seven Years of Night (2018)". Box Office Mojo.
3. "영화 [7년의 밤] 상세정보". Cine21.
4. "NIGHT OF 7 YEARS' Long Shoot Comes to an End". Korean Film Biz Zone.
5. "'Seven Years of Night' finally has release date". Korea JoongAng Daily. 22 February 2018.
6. "류승룡X장동건 '7년의 밤', 3월28일 개봉 확정". Naver.
7. Hwang So-young (October 13, 2015). "류승룡·장동건 뭉친 '7년의 밤' 10월 말 크랭크인…'작업 시작'" (in Korean). IS Plus. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
8. "[영화] '7년의 밤' 장동건 출연에도 흥행 실패 까닭은". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
9. "고경표 "장동건과 술자리 정말 꿈만 같아"" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. November 19, 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
10. "[단독]장동건'송새벽에 고경표까지 '7년의 밤' 드림팀 완성" (in Korean). News Donga. October 12, 2015. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
11. Yoon Jun-pil (May 31, 2016). "류승룡·장동건 주연 '7년의 밤', 치열했던 6개월 촬영 마치고 크랭크업". Ten Asia. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
12. Jessica Rapir (February 22, 2018). "Korea Thriller Film 'Night of 7 Years' Confirms Release Date, Everything You Need To Know Before Premiere". Korea Portal. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
13. "제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트". Seoul Sports (in Korean). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-21.

External links

• Seven Years of Night at IMDb
• Seven Years of Night at HanCinema
• Seven Years of Night at Daum (Korean)
• Seven Years of Night at Naver (Korean)