Libera Me (2000 film)

Libera Me
Hangul 리베라 메
Revised Romanization Libera mae
Directed by Yang Yun-ho
Produced by Hyun Chung-ryul
Hwang Jeong-wook
Written by Yeo Ji-na
Starring Cha Seung-won
Choi Min-soo
Music by Lee Dong-jun
Cinematography Seo Jeong-min
Edited by Park Soon-deok
Release dates
  • November 11, 2000
Running time
107 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Budget US$4 million

Libera Me (Hangul: 리베라 메; RR: Libera mae[1]) is a 2000 South Korean action blockbuster film about a mentally-unbalanced arsonist and the firefighters who struggle to stop him.

Plot

Five months after his release from prison after serving a twelve-year sentence, arsonist Yeo Hee-soo terrorizes the city of Seoul with a series of deadly blazes. Yeo rigs each fire so that a second, far more lethal conflagration ignites shortly after the firefighters have arrived, causing further casualties. He then turns his attention to those members of the department he feels are interfering with his "mission", which develops into a game of cat and mouse with veteran fireman Jo Sang-woo.[2]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Busan, with the support of the city and its local fire department. Instead of using miniatures, it was filmed in real buildings throughout Busan using a special synthetic oil that allowed the crew to use actual fire. For a key scene involving a gas station, a life-sized set was constructed and detonated at a cost of US$250,000.[3]

Awards

2000 Blue Dragon Film Awards[4]

2001 Baeksang Arts Awards

2001 Chunsa Film Art Awards

2001 Grand Bell Awards

References

  1. The movie's title, which means "save me" in Latin, was taken from a movement of French composer Gabriel Fauré's Requiem, which also serves as the soundtrack's main theme.
  2. "Libera Me (2000) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  3. Paquet, Darcy. "Libera Me". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  4. "Libera Me - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2013-09-07.

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