Alive (2020 film)

#Alive
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
살아있다
Hanja
活著
Revised RomanizationSaraitda
Directed byCho Il-hyung [d]
Screenplay by
  • Cho Il-hyung
  • Matt Naylor
Based onAlone
by Matt Naylor
Produced by
  • Eugene Lee
  • Saemi Kim
  • Saerom Kim
Starring
CinematographyWon-ho Son
Edited byMin-kyeong Shin
Music byTae-seong Kim
Production
companies
  • ZIP Cinema
  • Perspective Pictures
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Netflix
(International)
Release date
  • June 24, 2020 (2020-06-24) (South Korea)
Running time
99 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUSD$14.7 million[1]

#Alive (Korean#살아있다; RR#Saraitda) is a 2020 South Korean post-apocalyptic action horror film directed by Cho Il-hyung.[2] Starring Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye, it is based on the 2019 script Alone by Matt Naylor (itself becoming another film), who co-adapted his script with Cho. The film revolves around a video game live streamer's struggle for survival as he is forced to stay alone in his apartment in Seoul during a zombie apocalypse. It was released in South Korea on June 24, 2020,[3][4][5][6][7] and globally via Netflix on September 8, 2020.[8] Critics generally gave positive reviews.

  1. ^ "#ALIVE (2020)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  2. ^ Choi, Ji-won (May 27, 2020). "Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye team up in zombie horror film '#Alive'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "충무로 배급사들 신작 개봉 시기 놓고 저울질". Sports Khan (in Korean). May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "유아인X박신혜 '#살아있다' 6월 말 개봉확정…런칭포스터 2종 공개". The Korea Herald (in Korean). May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Despite appearances, #Alive is most definitely not a zombie movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Korean zombies will make you feel '#Alive'". The Korea Herald. June 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "In '#Alive,' two survivors struggle to escape zombie-hit homes". The Korea Times. June 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference NetflixRelease was invoked but never defined (see the help page).