Room No.7

Room No.7
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLee Yong-seung
Screenplay byLee Yong-seung
StarringShin Ha-kyun
Doh Kyung-soo
Production
company
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release dates
  • July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) (BiFan)
  • November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15) (South Korea)
Running time
94 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$2.4 million

Room No.7 (Korean: 7호실; RR: 7hosil) is a 2017 South Korean comedy thriller film starring Shin Ha-kyun and Doh Kyung-soo.

Plot

Story of a corpse being found in a DVD room by Tae-jung (Doh Kyung-soo), a part-timer who works at the store and the owner of the store Doo-shik (Shin Ha-kyun) who is trying to sell the room to keep the secret hidden.

Cast

Main

An owner of a DVD Store who plans to sell it fast
A part-time employee at the DVD Store trying to pay off his student debts

Supporting

Cameo appearance

Production

The film is the second film of the filmmaker Lee Yong-seung, who is known for his first film 10 Minutes which was a big hit and earned several prizes at the Busan International Film Festival.

First script reading took place on December 22, 2016. Filming began on January 2, 2017 and ended on February 23.

Release

Room No.7 unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2017 and had its world premiere at the 21st Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival on July 13, 2017.

The film was released in local cinemas on November 15, 2017 and debuted at No. 1 among the Korean films.

References

  1. ↑ "Room No.7 (2017)". koreanfilm.or.kr. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  2. ↑ "[단독] 엑소 디오, 영화 '7호실' 캐스팅..신하균과 호흡". Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  3. ↑ Post, iTech (2016-10-26). "EXO D.O. To Star In New Mystery Thriller Film 'Room No. 7'". iTech Post. Retrieved 2016-12-12.[dead link]
  4. 1 2 "엑소 디오 '7호실' 캐스팅 물망, 신하균과 호흡 맞출까". tvdaily.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  5. ↑ Mathew, Ilin. "EXO member Do Kyung-soo to share screen space with actor Shin Ha Kyun in upcoming thriller movie?". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  6. ↑ "신하균·도경수, '7호실' 캐스팅 확정..내년 1월 촬영 시작". Archived from the original on 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
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  8. ↑ 신하균X도경수의 만남, 영화 '7호실' 대본리딩 현장 공개. 포커스뉴스. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  9. ↑ "'7호실' 오늘(2일) 촬영 시작…신하균X도경수 대본 리딩 현장 공개". Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  10. ↑ "'7호실'의 신하균과 도경수". KBS News. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  11. ↑ "'7호실' 신하균X도경수에 막강 조연까지, 숨막히는 리딩현장". Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  12. ↑ "신하균X도경수 기대되는 조합 '7호실', 오늘 크랭크업" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  13. ↑ "10 MINUTES Director Wraps ROOM No.7 with SHIN Ha-kyun and DOH Kyung-soo". Korean Film Council. 6 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "[SC칸] 도경수 주연 '7호실', 칸서 포스터 첫공개 '亞반응 뜨거워' : 스포츠조선". Sports Chosun. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  15. ↑ 신하균X도경수 '7호실', 부천국제영화제 개막작 확정. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  16. ↑ "신하균X도경수 영화 '7호실', 11월15일 개봉 확정 [공식]" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-19.