Golden Slumber

Golden Slumber
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
골든 슬럼버
Revised RomanizationGoldeun Seulleombeo
Directed byNoh Dong-seok
Screenplay by
Based onGolden Slumber
by Kōtarō Isaka
Produced bySong Dae-chan
Starring
Cinematography
  • Kim Jung-wook
  • Kim Tae-sung
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
company
Zip Cinema
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$12.75 million
Box officeUS$10.7 million[1]

Golden Slumber is a 2018 South Korean action thriller film[2] directed by Noh Dong-seok, starring Gang Dong-won, Kim Eui-sung, Kim Sung-kyun, Kim Dae-myung, Han Hyo-joo and Yoon Kye-sang. It is based on the 2007 Japanese novel of the same name written by Kōtarō Isaka,[3][4] previously filmed by Yoshihiro Nakamura in 2010. The film revolves around a deliveryman who has to run for his life after he is held responsible for an explosion causing the death of a presidential candidate.

The film was released in South Korean theaters on 14 February 2018 and in US theaters on a limited basis, on 16 February 2018.

  1. ^ "Golden Slumber (2018)". koreanfilm.or.kr. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. ^ "US Trailer for Korean Action 'Golden Slumber'".
  3. ^ "강동원X한효주 '골든슬럼버' 출연 확정…日소설 원작 (공식)". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "GANG Dong-won & HAN Hyo-joo Headline Thriller GOLDEN SLUMBER". www.koreanfilm.or.kr.