Sea Fog

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Sea Fog
Hangul 해무
Revised Romanization Haemu
Directed by Shim Sung-bo
Produced by Bong Joon-ho
Starring Kim Yoon-seok
Park Yoochun
Han Ye-ri
Cinematography Hong Kyung-pyo
Distributed by Next Entertainment World
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Budget US$10 million

Sea Fog (Hangul: 해무; RR: Haemu) is an upcoming South Korean film.

The film is adapted from the 2007 stage play of the same name, which in turn was based on the true story of 25 Korean-Chinese illegal immigrants who suffocated to death in the storage tank of the fishing vessel Taechangho; their bodies were dumped by the ship's crew into the sea southwest of Yeosu on October 7, 2001.[1][2]

Plot

A young crew member falls in love with one of the illegal immigrants being smuggled on board a fishing vessel. When there is a tragedy at sea, he must fight to protect her from the ship's crazed captain.

Cast

Production

Sea Fog is the first feature film directed by Shim Sung-bo, who co-wrote the screenplay of Memories of Murder with director Bong Joon-ho. Bong is this film's producer.[3]

Kim Yoon-seok was first cast in the role of the ship's captain in June 2013. Song Joong-ki was originally offered to star opposite Kim,[4] but had to turn down the role when he received his enlistment papers for mandatory military service. K-pop singer/actor Park Yoochun was cast instead in August 2013, in his first major film role.[5] Filming began on October 6, 2013, with locations in Masan, Goyang, Busan and Ulsan.[6]

Budgeted at US$10 million [7], the film was pitched for pre-sales at the American Film Market in November 2013 and is expected to be released in South Korea in late summer 2014 [8][9]

International Release

The film has been pre-sold to Japan and to France speaking countries. It is schedule to be released in early 2015 in Japan. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Gluck, Caroline (October 10, 2001). "S Korea says sorry over dumped corpses". BBC News. Retrieved August 19, 2013. 
  2. ↑ Jung, Seung-ho (October 10, 2001). "Crew Members Closed the Exit of Net Storage". The Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved August 19, 2013. 
  3. ↑ Conran, Pierce (May 29, 2013). "Bong Joon-ho to Set Sail as Producer with SEA FOG, Song Joong-ki in Talks to Star". Twitch Film. Retrieved August 19, 2013. 
  4. ↑ Conran, Pierce (June 14, 2013). "Kim Yun-seok Climbs Aboard Bong Joon-ho Produced SEA FOG". Twitch Film. Retrieved August 19, 2013. 
  5. ↑ Kang, Jung-yeon (August 20, 2013). "JYJ Yuchun Confirms Big Screen Debut". TenAsia. Retrieved August 20, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Tae, Sang-joon (October 8, 2013). "SEA FOG Goes into Production". Korean Film Council. Retrieved October 15, 2013. 
  7. ↑ Frater, Patrick (February 07, 2014). "Berlin: Finecut Adds ‘Night Flight’, Sells ‘Sea Fog’". Variety. Retrieved February 07, 2014. 
  8. ↑ Kim, Nemo (October 30, 2013). "AFM: Bong Joon-ho Backs Shim's Shipwreck Tale Haemoo". Variety. Retrieved October 31, 2013. 
  9. ↑ Cremin, Stephen (October 30, 2013). "Finecut takes Sea Fog and Obsessed for AFM". Film Business Asia. Retrieved January 19, 2014. 
  10. ↑ Frater, Patrick (February 07, 2014). "Berlin: Finecut Adds ‘Night Flight’, Sells ‘Sea Fog’". Variety. Retrieved February 07, 2014. 

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