Libera Me (2000 film)

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Libera Me


Hangul	리베라 메
Revised Romanization	Libera mae

Directed by	Yang Yun-ho
Written by	Yeo Ji-na
Produced by	Hyun Chung-ryul Hwang Jeong-wook
Starring	Choi Min-soo Cha Seung-won
Cinematography	Seo Jeong-min
Edited by	Park Soon-deok
Music by	Lee Dong-jun
Release date	November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$4 million

Libera Me (Korean: 리베라 메; RR: Libera me)^[1] is a 2000 South Korean action blockbuster film about a mentally-unbalanced arsonist and the firefighters who struggle to stop him.

Plot

Five months after his release from prison after serving a twelve-year sentence, arsonist Yeo Hee-soo terrorizes the city of Seoul with a series of deadly blazes. Yeo rigs each fire so that a second, far more lethal conflagration ignites shortly after the firefighters have arrived, causing further casualties. He then turns his attention to those members of the department he feels are interfering with his "mission", which develops into a game of cat and mouse with veteran fireman Jo Sang-woo.^[2]

Cast

Choi Min-soo as Jo Sang-woo
Cha Seung-won as Yeo Hee-soo
Yoo Ji-tae as Kim Hyun-tae
Park Sang-myun as Park Han-mo
Jung Joon as Lee Jun-seong
Kim Ae-ran as Seon-ah
Kim Gyu-ri as Hyun Min-seong
Kim Su-ro
Lee Ho-jae as Kim In-ho
Park Jae-hoon
Huh Joon-ho as Lee In-soo
Jung Ae-ri as Jung Myung-jin
Park Ji-mi
Jeong Won-jung

Production

The film was shot in Busan, with the support of Busan Metropolitan City and its local fire department. Instead of using miniatures, it was filmed in real buildings throughout Busan using a special synthetic oil that allowed the crew to use actual fire. For a key scene involving a gas station, a life-sized set was constructed and detonated at a cost of US$250,000.^[3]

Awards

2000 Blue Dragon Film Awards^[4]

Best Visual Effects: Jeong Do-an

2001 Baeksang Arts Awards

Grand Prize
Best Film
Best Actor: Choi Min-soo

2001 Chunsa Film Art Awards

Best Cinematography: Seo Jeong-min
Technical Award: Jeong Do-an

2001 Grand Bell Awards

Best Cinematography: Seo Jeong-min
Best Editing: Park Soon-deok
Best Lighting: Shin Joon-ha

References

^ The movie's title, which means "save me" in Latin, was taken from a movement of French composer Gabriel Fauré's Requiem, which also serves as the soundtrack's main theme.
^ "Libera Me (2000) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
^ Paquet, Darcy. "Libera Me". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
^ "Libera Me - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2013-09-07.

External links

Libera Me at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Libera Me at IMDb
Libera Me at HanCinema

v t e Baeksang Arts Award Grand Prize – Film
1960s	Kim Jin-kyu (Deaf Sam-yong) (1965) - (1966)^* Late Autumn (1967) Choi Nam-hyun (Legend of Ssarigol) (1968) - (1969)^*
1970s	- (1970)^* - (1971)^* - (1972)^* Gate of Women (1973) - (1974)^* - (1975)^* - (1976)^* Concentration Of Attention (1977) A Splendid Outing (1978) The Last Words from a Comrade in Arms (1979)
1980s	Man-suk, Run! (1980) A Fine, Windy Day (1981) - (1982)^** Village of Haze (1983) Whale Hunting (1984) Deep Blue Night (1985) Gilsoddeum (1986) Moonlight Hunter (1987) Adada (1988) Seoul Rainbow (1989)
1990s	The Lovers of Woomook-baemi (1990) - (1991)^** Stairways of Heaven (1992) Our Twisted Hero (1993) Ahn Sung-ki (Two Cops) (1994) Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid (1995) Park Chul-soo (Farewell my darling) (1996) - (1997)^ - (1998)^ Kang Je-gyu (Shiri) (1999)
2000s	Chunhyang (2000) Libera Me (2001) Sol Kyung-gu (Public Enemy) (2002) The Way Home (2003) Kang Woo-suk (Silmido) (2004) Marathon (2005) King and the Clown (2006) Tazza: The High Rollers (2007) The Chaser (2008) Kang Woo-suk(Public Enemy Returns) (2009)
2010s	Yoon Je-kyoon (Tidal Wave) (2010) Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil) (2011) Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) Ryu Seung-ryong (Miracle in Cell No. 7) (2013) Song Kang-ho (The Attorney) (2014) Choi Min-sik (The Admiral: Roaring Currents) (2015) Lee Joon-ik (The Throne and Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet) (2016) Park Chan-wook (The Handmaiden) (2017) 1987: When the Day Comes (2018) Jung Woo-sung (Innocent Witness) (2019)
2020s	Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) (2020) Lee Joon-ik (The Book of Fish) (2021) Ryoo Seung-wan (Escape from Mogadishu) (2022) Decision to Leave (2023) Kim Sung-su (12.12: The Day) (2024)
^* awarded to theatrical play; ^** no winner

Baeksang Arts Award for Best Film
1960s	Deaf Sam-yong (1965) The Sea Village (1966) Late Autumn (1967) Children of the Firing Range (1968) The General's Mustache (1969)
1970s	Spring, Spring (1970) Frozen Spring (1971) War and Human Being (1972) Gate of Woman (1973) Special Investigation Unit: The Case of Bae Tae-ok (1974) The Executioner (1975) A Byegone Romance (1976) Concentration Of Attention (1977) Splendid Outing (1978) The Last Words from a Comrade in Arms (1979)
1980s	Man-suk, Run! (1980) A Fine, Windy Day (1981) Come Unto Down (1982) Village in the Mist (1983) Whale Hunting (1984) Deep Blue Night (1985) Gilsoddeum (1986) Moonlight Hunter (1987) Adada (1988) Seoul Rainbow (1989)
1990s	The Lovers of Woomook-baemi (1990) Silver Stallion (1991) Stairway To Heaven (1992) Our Twisted Hero (1993) Seopyeonje and Two Cops (1994) Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid (1995) Farewell My Darling (1996) Green Fish (1997) Christmas in August (1998) Shiri (1999)
2000s	The Spy (2000) Libera Me (2001) Waikiki Brothers (2002) Oasis (2003) Taegukgi (2004) The President's Last Bang (2005) Blood Rain (2006) The Host (2007) Forever the Moment (2008) Viva! Love (2009)
2010s	Take Off (2010) The Man from Nowhere (2011) Unbowed (2012) Masquerade (2013) The Attorney (2014) Revivre (2015) Assassination (2016) The Wailing (2017) The Fortress (2018) The Spy Gone North (2019)
2020s	Parasite (2020) Samjin Company English Class (2021) Escape from Mogadishu (2022) The Night Owl (2023) 12.12: The Day (2024)

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