12.12: The Day

2023 South Korean film by Kim Sung-su April 2024 12.12- The Day.jpg Theatrical release poster ^서울의 봄 Spring in Seoul Kim Sung-su Kim Won-kuk Hong In-pyo Hong Won-Chan Lee Young-jong Kim Sung-su Hwang Jung-min Jung Woo-sung Lee Sung-min Park Hae-joon Kim Sung-kyun Lee Jae-jin Lee Mo-gae Kim Sang-bum Hive Media Corp. Megabox Plus M 2023 11 22 141 minutes South Korea Korean 23 billionDa-sol Kim December 15, 2023 '12.12: The Day' lifts November ticket sales in cinemas overall: KOFIC The Korea Herald February 25, 2024 https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231215000454 97.5 million no12.12: The Day tt22507524 January 15, 2023http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20212866 KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: 12.12: THE DAY (2023) January 23, 2024 KOFIC 12.12: The Day (^서울의 봄 yes Seoul's Spring) is a 2023 South Korean historical drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon, and Kim Sung-kyun.Lee Ha-neul October 16, 2023 ko:황정민·정우성 '서울의 봄', 12·12 군사 반란 속 일촉즉발 상황...11월 22일 개봉 Hwang Jeong-min and Jung Woo-sung's '12.12: The Day', a close call amid the 12/12 military rebellion... Released on November 22nd https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000632658 October 16, 2023 10Asia Naver ko The film is set against the backdrop of the December 12, 1979, military coup from the late 1970s to early 1980s.ko:[영화는실화다] 영화 '서울의 봄'_ 12·12 군사 반란 [The movie is a true story] Movie '12.12: The Day'_ December 12 Military Uprising https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/052/0001964141?sid=100 November 24, 2023 YTN ko Naver It was released theatrically on November 22, 2023. The film grossed $97 million worldwide against a $17 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing South Korean film of 2023 and the fourth-highest-grossing South Korean film of all time.Lee, H. November 24, 2023 Jung Woo Sung and Hwang Jung Min's '12.12: The Day' Highly Praised by Both Critics and Audiences ZAPZEE April 22, 2024 https://zapzee.net/2023/11/24/jung-woo-sung-and-hwang-jung-mins-12-12-the-day-highly-praised-by-both-critics-and-audiences/http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/stat/boxs/findFormerBoxOfficeList.do?loadEnd=0&searchType=search&sMultiMovieYn=N&sRepNationCd=K&sWideAreaCd=# KOBIS(발권)통계: The [Box Office - Historical Box Office] Korean Film Council April 29, 2024 It was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards.https://variety.com/2024/film/global/international-feature-oscar-submissions-1236103822/ International Oscar Race: Korea Selects Political Thriller and Box Office Sensation '12.12: The Day' Patrick Frater Leo Barraclough Jamie Lang Elsa Keslassy Alex Ritman Ellise Shafer Variety September 4, 2024 September 5, 2024 en Plot On the night of October 26, 1979, following the sudden assassination of Park Chung-hee, military leaders, high-ranking government officials, and unit commanders across South Korea are urgently summoned to Army Headquarters. Among them is Major General Lee Tae-shin, who arrives confused and unaware of the unfolding crisis. Soon after, Prime Minister Choi Han-kyu announces the president's death and, as acting president, declares martial law across the country (except Jeju Island). General Jung Sang-ho is appointed martial law commander and orders an investigation into the assassination, placing Major General Chun Doo-gwang, head of the Defense Security Command, in charge of the probe. As the official government structure falters due to the power vacuum at the top, Chun begins to consolidate power. He manipulates the investigation, sidelines government officials, and misappropriates state funds. Tensions rise between Chun and Jung, who begins to suspect Chun's intentions. Jung warns against military interference in politics and attempts to counterbalance Chun's growing influence by appointing the principled and apolitical Lee Tae-shin as commander of the Capital Defense Command. Although reluctant, Lee accepts the post out of a sense of duty. Chun, seeing Jung as a threat, secretly plots to remove him by falsely accusing him of being complicit in the president's assassination. Chun gathers loyal members of the secretive Hanahoe faction, including longtime ally Major General Roh Tae-gun. They conspire to arrest General Jung on fabricated charges, setting their coup in motion for December 12. On the day of the plot, Chun deceives government officials and mobilizes units under Hanahoe's influence to abduct Jung from his residence. Despite fierce resistance and a shootout that injures Jung's aides, Chun's forces succeed in capturing him. Meanwhile, Lee Tae-shin begins to uncover the scale of the coup and rushes to his command to respond. Lee initiates a counteroffensive by ordering loyal units to block bridges and entry points into Seoul. Though Chun tries to legitimize the coup by obtaining presidential approval, acting president Choi refuses to authorize Jung's arrest without proper procedure. Tensions escalate further when Lee threatens to shell the rebel-held 30th Security Group unless they surrender. Chun's men panic, but at the last moment, Defense Minister Oh Guk-sang, who had been hiding, arrives and orders Lee's dismissal, effectively ending the standoff. With Lee removed, the tide turns. His forces are disbanded, and Chun regains control. Lee, refusing to back down, approaches Chun alone but is arrested. The Hanahoe faction celebrates their success while the loyalist leaders are tortured or detained. Chun ultimately receives the president's retroactive approval for the coup, securing his path to power. Cast Hwang Jung-min as Major General Chun Doo-gwang, based on Chun Doo-hwan Jung Woo-sung as Major General Lee Tae-shin, based on Jang Tae-wan Lee Sung-min as General Jung Sang-ho, based on Jeong Seung-hwa Park Hae-joon as Major General Roh Tae-gun, based on Roh Tae-woo Kim Sung-kyun as Brigadier General Kim Jun-yeob Kim Eui-sung as Oh Guk-sang Jung Dong-hwan as President Choi Han-kyu, based on Choi Kyu-hah Jeon Jin-ki as Capital Corps Commander Hyun Chi-sung Ahn Nae-sang as Lieutenant General Han Young-gu Choi Byung-mo as Brigadier General Do Hee-cheol Park Hoon as Colonel Moon Il-pyeong Lee Jae-yoon as Lieutenant Colonel Lim Hak-ju Kim Sung-oh as Brigadier General Kim Chang-se Park Won-sang as Lieutenant General Go Jae-young Nam Yun-Ho as Colonel Kang Dong-Chan Yoo Seong-joo as Lieutenant General Min Seong-bae고 승아 ko:'서울의 봄' 김의성→안내상, 긴박했던 12.12 호연으로 완성 https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0007233885 December 14, 2023 Naver ko Hong Seo-jun as Ha Chang-soo Ahn Se-ho as Jang Min-ki Han Kyu-won as Son Kyu-won Jeon Su-ji as Lee Tae-shin's wife Paul Battle as U.S. ambassador to South Korea Brad Curtin as General Beckhum Jung Man-sik as Major General Gong Soo-hyukKang Hyo-jin November 6, 2023 ko:서울의 봄' 정해인, 초고속 진급...일병→소령 변신 '찰떡같은 군복 핏 Spring in Seoul's Jung Hae-in gets promoted super-fast...from private to major, 'military uniform fits perfectly https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=477&aid=0000458936 November 6, 2023 SPOTV News ko Naver Jung Hae-in as Major Oh Jin-ho Lee Joon-hyuk as Warrant Officer Kwon Hyung-jinChoi Ji-ye November 11, 2023 ko:특별출연 빛난다...'대세' 이준혁·정해인, '서울의 봄' 존재감甲 신스틸러 [TEN피플] Special Appearance Shines...'Dae Se' Lee Jun Hyuk-Jung Hae In, 'Seoul Spring' Presence Kwon Shin Stiller [TEN People] https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000636037 November 13, 2023 10Asia ko Naver Production Background Director Kim Sung-su revealed at a press conference that he was a senior in high school at the time of the Coup d'état of December Twelfth and was living in Hannam-dong, Seoul, where the incident occurred. He left his house and was walking around the neighborhood, and when he heard a gunshot from the Army Chief of Staff's official residence, he attempted to approach it but was unable to because soldiers almost fully prevented access to the residence. He was scared because he heard gunshots all night and he couldn't approach the official residence, but his curiosity was piqued because he couldn't get answers to what had happened,ko:[이원 기자의 영화 人 a view] '서울의 봄' 김성수 감독 [Reporter Won Lee's film People a View] '12.12: The Day' Director Kim Seong-soo https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=658&aid=0000058645 November 22, 2023 The Kookje Daily News ko November 30, 2023 Naver and that curiosity ultimately led him to make the film. The scenes set at the headquarters of the Korean Army were shot at the headquarters of Kyungpook National University in Daegu, North Gyeongsang. In the film, pseudonyms are used instead of the real persons' names and, although it is based on real events, the film fictionalizes some elements of the story.Director Kim Sung-su blends fact with fiction to recreate 1979 coup d'état https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-11-13/entertainment/movies/Director-Kim-Sungsu-blends-fact-with-fiction-to-recreate-1979-coup-dtat/1911904 November 13, 2023 Korea JoongAng Daily November 24, 2023 Naverhttps://variety.com/2023/film/news/korea-box-office-12-12-the-day-1235809448/ Korea Box Office: '12.12: The Day' Brings Crowds Back to Cinemas November 27, 2023 VarietyThe harrowing real-life stories of the Korean military coup depicted in "12.12: The Day" https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/1118411.html November 29, 2023 English Edition: The Hankyoreh November 30, 2023 Filming Principal photography began in February 2022 and ended in July 2022.ko:'서울의 봄' 김성수 감독 "연출 제안받고 '이게 나한테? 운명이다' 싶었다" [인터뷰①] '12.12: The Day' Director Kim Seong-soo "When I received the offer to direct, I thought, 'This is for me? It's fate.'" [Interview ①] https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/movie/2023/11/15/YL4NGD4J62GYRJ6DOR4HRAMFDA/ November 15, 2023 ChosunBiz ko November 30, 2023 Reception Box office 2023 12 03 US, 12.12: The Day has grossed $34.2 million and sold 4.66 million tickets.Frater Patrick Korea Box Office: Political Thriller '12.12: The Day' Enjoys $13 Million Second Weekend Haul https://variety.com/2023/film/news/korea-box-office-12-12-the-day-second-weekend-1235820123/ December 5, 2023 Variety 2023 It became the biggest film of 2023 in Korea, when it grossed $90.5 million by end of December 2023.Shackleton Liz January 3, 2024 Korean Action Drama '12.12: The Day' Grosses $90M At Local Box Office To Become Biggest Film Of 2023 https://deadline.com/2024/01/korea-action-drama-12-12-the-day-box-office-1235694133/ January 3, 2024 Deadline en-US By the end of February 2024, it has grossed over $97 million. Public response The film is set in the 1980s, but the Korean audience consisted mostly of younger people (20 and 30 somethings) rather than middle-aged people (people in their 40s and 50s).ko:[파고들기]MZ는 왜 '서울의 봄' 전두광에 분노할까 [Dig into] Why is MZ angry at Jeon Doo-gwang for '12.12: The Day'? https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/079/0003838630?sid=103 November 30, 2023 No Cut News ko Naver Younger viewers even took a heart rate challenge, where people would check their heart rate using their smartwatches while watching the movie, then screenshot it and upload it on social media to show their heightened stress or righteous anger while watching the film.'12.12: The Day' hits 4M moviegoers in 12 days https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-12-04/entertainment/movies/1212-The-Day-hits-4M-moviegoers-in-12-days/1927094 December 4, 2023 Korea JoongAng Daily December 5, 2023ko:"내 심박수 봄?" ...영화 서울의봄 SNS 챌린지 열풍 "Do you see my heart rate?" ...Film 12.12: The Day SNS Challenge Craze https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/005/0001655476?sid=102 November 28, 2023 Kookmin Ilbo ko November 30, 2023 Naver In Korea, a result of the popularity of the film was an increased interest in other films with a historical bent, such as 5th Republic,12·12 다룬 '서울의 봄'과 '제5공화국' ...뭐가 같고 뭐가 다른가 '12.12: The Day' and '5th Republic', both of which were covered on Coup d'état of December Twelfth... What's the same and what's different? https://ilyo.co.kr/?ac=article_view&entry_id=463156 November 29, 2023 Ilyo Shinmun ko November 30, 2023 which focuses on the Korean Coup d'état of December Twelfth.ko:'남산의부장' OTT순위 재진입... '서울의봄' 인기에 근현대사 콘텐츠 열풍 'The Man Standing Next' re-enters OTT rankings... Modern and contemporary history content craze due to popularity of '12.12: The Day' https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001090976 November 30, 2023 Sports DongA ko Naver Critical response A review for Screen Daily said that the film was "also entirely accessible to viewers with little knowledge of South Korean politics."Berra John '12.12: The Day': Review https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/1212-the-day-review/5191174.article 2024-10-27 Screen en "It's not often that a movie that's both so historically accurate and entertaining comes around, which makes 12.12 especially laudable," wrote The Escapist.2024-07-08 Review: "12.12: The Day" Offers Faithful and Entertaining Dramatization of South Korea's 12.12 Military Insurrection https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2024/07/review-12-12-the-day-movie/ 2024-10-27 Cinema Escapist en Other reviews praised the production.2024-04-12 12.12: The Day – South Korea's darkest day faithfully recounted https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-movies/article/3258729/1212-day-movie-review-events-leading-south-koreas-darkest-period-recounted-frenetic-political 2024-10-27 South China Morning Post enGorham Luke 2024-07-24 12.12: The Day — Kim Seong-su [NYAFF '24 Review] https://inreviewonline.com/2024/07/24/1212-the-day/ 2024-10-27 In Review Online en-US2024-04-27 Udine 2024 Review: 12.12: THE DAY, Riveting Drama Brings Dark Episode of Korean History Into the Light https://screenanarchy.com/2024/04/udine-2024-review-1212-the-day-riveting-drama-brings-dark-episode-of-korean-history-into-the-light.html 2024-10-27 ScreenAnarchy Accolades + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref. Reference(s) Asian Film Awards 2024 Best Film 12.12: The Day https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3248251/asian-film-awards-2024-nominations-full-evil-does-not-exist-and-1212-day-lead-field-2-hong-kong Asian Film Awards 2024 nominations in full: Evil Does Not Exist and 12.12: The Day lead the field; 2 Hong Kong movies earn nods in 3 categories South China Morning Post January 12, 2024 February 12, 2024 Edmund Lee Best Director Kim Sung-su Best Actor Hwang Jung-min Best Supporting Actor Park Hoon Best Editing Kim Sang-bum Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Grand Prize – Film Kim Sung-su ko:'무빙'→'서울의 봄' 대상..'파묘'는 4관왕 [제60회 백상예술대상][종합] 'Moving' → 'Seoul Spring' Grand Prize..'Buried Grave' wins 4 awards [60th Baeksang Arts Awards] [Comprehensive] https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003233830 Naver Star News ko Lee Seung-hoon May 7, 2024 May 7, 2024 May 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240507120856/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003233830 liveHwang So-young April 8, 2024 ko:60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000387494 ko JTBC April 9, 2024 Naver April 8, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240408063013/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000387494 live Best Film 12.12: The Day Best Director Kim Sung-su Best Actor Jung Woo-sung Hwang Jung-min Best Screenplay Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-chan, Lee Young-jong, Kim Sung-su Technical Award Hwang Hyo-gyun (SFX makeup) Lee Mo-gae (Cinematography) Blue Dragon Film Awards 2024 Best Film 12.12: The Day https://m.entertain.naver.com/movie/article/076/0004210927 ko:[청룡영화상] 1312만 '서울의 봄'부터→ 컴백 '베테랑2'까지..스크린 빛낸 韓영화 청룡으로 집결 [Blue Dragon Film Awards] From 13.12 million 'Spring in Seoul' → Comeback 'Veteran 2' Korean films that lit up the screen gather at Blue Dragon Sports Chosun Naver October 30, 2024 October 30, 2024 ko Best Director Kim Sung-su Best Actor Jung Woo-sung Hwang Jung-min Best Supporting Actor Park Hae-joon Best Screenplay Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-chan, Lee Young-jong, Kim Sung-su Best Editing Kim Sang-bum Best Cinematography and Lighting Lee Mo-gae, Lee Sung-hwan Best Art Direction Jang Geun-young, Eun Hee-sang Technical Award Jung Do-ahn (SFX) Buil Film Awards 2024 Best Film 12.12: The Day 2024 부일영화상 최종 후보작 2024 Buil Film Awards Final Nominees ko https://builfilm.busan.com/BFA/nominee Buil Film Awards October 4, 2024 October 4, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241004023439/https://builfilm.busan.com/BFA/nominee liveko:'리볼버' 부일영화상 작품상 등 3관왕…정우성·김금순 남녀주연상(종합) 'Revolver' wins three awards including Best Picture at the Buil Film Awards... Jung Woo-sung and Kim Geum-soon win Best Male and Female Leading Actor (Comprehensive) ko https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB12217409 JTBC Jo Yeon-gyeong October 4, 2024 October 4, 2024 October 4, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241004022749/https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB12217409 live Best Director Kim Sung-su Best Actor Hwang Jung-min Jung Woo-sung Best Screenplay Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-chan, Lee Young-jong, Kim Sung-su Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae Best Art/Technical Award Jang Geun-young Best Music Lee Jae-jin Director's Cut Awards 2024 Best Director (Film) Kim Sung-su https://zapzee.net/2024/03/08/the-22nd-directors-cut-awards-unveils-the-winners-lee-byung-hun-ahn-jae-hong-more/ The 22nd Director's Cut Awards Unveils the Winners: Lee Byung Hun, Ahn Jae Hong & More Krishkim Zapzee 8 March 2024 28 May 2024See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS June 2025Best Actor (Film) Hwang Jung-min Jung Woo-sung Best Screenplay Hong In-pyo, Hong Won-chan, Lee Young-jong, Kim Sung-su Best New Actor (Film) Kim Eui-sung Related history Fifth Republic of Korea The Man Standing Next - film about the assassination of President Park Chung Hee. 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