12.12: The Day

12.12: The Day
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
서울의 봄
Literal meaningSpring of Seoul
Revised RomanizationSeoul-ui bom
Directed byKim Sung-su
Written by
  • Hong In-pyo
  • Hong Won-Chan
  • Lee Young-jong
  • Kim Sung-su
Produced byKim Won-kuk
Starring
CinematographyLee Mo-gae
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Music byLee Jae-jin
Production
company
Hive Media Corp.
Distributed byMegabox Plus M
Release date
  • November 22, 2023 (2023-11-22)
Running time
141 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩23 billion[1]
(~US$17 million)[2]
Box officeUS$97.5 million[3][4]

12.12: The Day (Korean: 서울의 봄; pronounced "December 12: The Day") 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.[5] The film is set against the backdrop of the December 12, 1979, military coup from the late 1970s to early 1980s.[6] It was released theatrically on November 22, 2023,[5] three days after International Men's Day.

The film has earned a worldwide gross of over US$97 million against a budget of about $17 million, making it the highest-grossing Korean film of 2023 and the fourth-highest-grossing Korean film of all time.[3][2][7] It was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards.[8]

  1. ^ Kim, Da-sol (December 15, 2023). "'12.12: The Day' lifts November ticket sales in cinemas overall: KOFIC". The Korea Herald. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "12.12: The Day". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: 12.12: THE DAY (2023)". KOFIC. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Lee, Ha-neul (October 16, 2023). "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]. 10Asia (in Korean). Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. ^ "[영화는실화다] 영화 '서울의 봄'_ 12·12 군사 반란" [[The movie is a true story] Movie '12.12: The Day'_ December 12 Military Uprising]. YTN (in Korean). November 24, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ^ "KOBIS(발권)통계: The [Box Office - Historical Box Office]". Korean Film Council. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Patrick Frater, Leo Barraclough, Jamie Lang, Elsa Keslassy, Alex Ritman, Ellise Shafer (September 4, 2024). "International Oscar Race: Korea Selects Political Thriller and Box Office Sensation '12.12: The Day'". Variety. Retrieved September 5, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)