The Night Owl (2022 film)

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The Night Owl
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Hangul	올빼미
Revised Romanization	Olbbaemi

Directed by	Ahn Tae-jin
Written by	Hyun Gyu-ri Ahn Tae-jin
Starring	Ryu Jun-yeol Yoo Hae-jin
Cinematography	Kim Tae-kyeong
Edited by	Kim Sun-min
Music by	Hwang Sang-jun
Production companies	C-JeS Entertainment Cinema DahmDahm
Distributed by	Next Entertainment World
Release date	November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	₩9 billion^[1]
Box office	US$26.6 million^[2]

The Night Owl (Korean: 올빼미; RR: Olbbaemi; lit. Owl) is a 2022 South Korean period thriller drama film directed by Ahn Tae-jin, starring Ryu Jun-yeol and Yoo Hae-jin. Set in the Joseon period, it is based on the mystery surrounding the death of Crown Prince Sohyeon, who returned from the Qing Dynasty in the Joseon Injo period. It was released on November 23, 2022.^[3]

Plot

Kyung-soo is blind but has excellent acupuncture skills. He enters the palace after being recognized for his talent by Lee Hyung-ik. Around that time, Crown Prince Sohyeon, who was taken hostage by the Qing Dynasty, returned to Korea after 8 years. Injo, while happy for his son, is overcome with unknown anxiety for a while. Then one night, Kyung-soo, who can see faintly in the dark, witnesses the death of Crown Prince Sohyeon. As he tries to tell the truth, bigger secrets and conspiracies are revealed, putting his life at risk. After the death of his son, Injo's anxiety turns into madness and begins to run rampant, and Kyung-soo, who witnessed the death of the crown prince, attempts to reveal the truth behind the crown prince’s death.

Cast

Ryu Jun-yeol as Kyung-soo
Yoo Hae-jin as King Injo
Choi Moo-sung as Lee Hyung-ik
Jo Sung-ha as Young Eui-jeong
Park Myung-hoon as Man-sik
Kim Sung-cheol as Crown Prince Sohyeon
Ahn Eun-jin as Jo So-yong
Jo Yun-seo as Crown Princess Minhoe
Lee Joo-won as Yi Seok-cheol, the eldest son of Crown Prince Sohyeon^[4]
Kim Do-won as Chun Kyung-jae, Kyung-soo's younger brother.^[5]

Reception

Box office

As of 16 January 2023^[update], it is the fifth highest-grossing Korean film of 2022, with a gross of US$26,395,809, and 3,317,510 admissions.^[2] On December 23, 2022, The Night Owl surpassed 3 million cumulative audiences on this afternoon. An additional 900,000 people were mobilized in two weeks after exceeding the break-even point of 2.1 million on the 8th, which led the box office for three consecutive weeks.^[6]

The film was in competition at FFCP 2023, the festival dedicated to Korean film in Paris.^[7]

Accolades


Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards	2023	Best Film	The Night Owl	Won	^[8]
		Best Director	Ahn Tae-jin	Nominated
		Best New Director	Ahn Tae-jin	Won
		Best Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Kim Sung-cheol	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Ahn Eun-jin	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Ahn Tae-jin and Hyun Kyu-ri	Nominated
		Best Technical Award (Lighting)	Hong Seung-cheol	Nominated
Director's Cut Awards	2023	Best New Director in film	Ahn Tae-jin	Won	^[9]
		Best Director in film	Ahn Tae-jin	Nominated	^[10]
		Best Screenplay	Ahn Tae-jin and Hyun Kyu-ri	Nominated
		Best Actor in film	Ryu Jun-yeol	Nominated
		Best Actor in film	Yoo Hae-jin	Nominated
		Best New Actor in film	Kim Sung-cheol	Nominated
		Best New Actress in film	Ahn Eun-jin	Nominated
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards		Best Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Won	^[11]
		Best New Director	Ahn Tae-jin	Won
		Cinematography Award	Kim Tae-kyeong	Won
Buil Film Awards	2023	Best Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Nominated	^[12]
		Best Actor	Yoo Hae-jin	Nominated
		Best New Director	Ahn Tae-jin	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Ahn Tae-jin and Hyun Kyu-ri	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Ahn Eun-jin	Nominated
		Best Film	The Night Owl	Nominated
Golden Cinema Film Festival	2023	Best Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Won	^[13]
		Best Supporting Actor	Choi Moo-sung	Won
		Best Director	Ahn Tae-jin	Won
		Best Cinematography	Kim Tae-kyeong	Won
		Best lighting	Hong Seung-chul	Won
Grand Bell Awards	2023	Best Film	The Night Owl	Nominated
		Best Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Ahn Eun-jin	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Kim Sung-cheol	Nominated
		Best New Director	Ahn Tae-jin	Won
		Best Screenplay	Ahn Tae-jin and Hyun Kyu-ri	Won
		Best Cinematography	Kim Tae-kyeong	Nominated
		Best Sound	Park Yong-ki	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Shim Hyun-seop	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kim Sun-min	Won
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2023	Best Film	The Night Owl	Nominated
		Best Actor	Ryu Jun-yeol	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Ahn Eun-jin	Nominated
		Best New Director	Ahn Tae-jin	Won
		Best Screenplay	Hyun Eun-mi, Ahn Tae-jin	Nominated
		Best Cinematography and lighting	Kim Tae-kyeong, Hong Seung-chul	Won
		Best Technical award (Sound)	Park Yong-ki	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Lee Ha-jun	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kim Sun-min	Won

References

^ "[인터뷰] 2023 전망④ 김수연 NEW 영화사업부 이사, "결국은 시나리오의 힘"". Cine21 (in Korean). 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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^ Kim, Da-eun (October 4, 2022). "유해진X류준열 사극 스릴러 '올빼미' 11월 23일 개봉확정" [Yoo Hae-jin X Ryu Jun-yeol's historical thriller 'Owl' confirmed for release on November 23rd] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kim, Bo-ra (December 11, 2022). "올빼미' 이주원 "캐스팅 돼 엄마랑 울었다…유해진 닮고 싶어"(종합)[인터뷰]" [Owl' Lee Joo-won "I cried with my mom after being cast... I want to be like Hae-jin Yoo" (Comprehensive)[Interview]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved December 11, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kang, Min-kyung (December 12, 2022). "류준열과 아역 배우들의 훈훈 케미…250만 돌파 '올빼미' 인기 비결" [Ryu Jun-yeol and child actors' warm chemistry... The secret to the popularity of 'Owl' that surpassed 2.5 million] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Kang, Min-kyung (December 23, 2022). "[공식] '올빼미', 300만 돌파…유해진→류준열·김성철 감사 인사" [[Official] 'Owl' surpasses 3 million views... Yoo Hae-jin → Ryu Jun-yeol and Kim Seong-cheol’s thanks] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Naver.
^ JulienJamesVachon (2023-11-04). "The Night Owl la pépite du FFCP 2023". Direct-Actu (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
^ Park Soo-in (April 29, 2023). "'헤어질 결심' 대상→더 글로리' 3관왕, 이변 없는 수상[백상예술대상①]" ['Decision to break up' Daesang→The Glory' 3 crowns, no surprises [Baeksang Arts Awards ①]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Yoon, Ki-baek (February 24, 2023). "박찬욱 '헤어질 결심', 디렉터스컷 어워즈 5관왕" [Park Chan-wook's 'Decision to Break Up' wins 5 Director's Cut Awards] (in Korean). E-daily. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Kim, Bo-young (February 9, 2023). "제21회 '디렉터스컷 어워즈', 3년 만에 오프라인 개최 [공식]" [The 21st 'Director's Cut Awards' held offline for the first time in 3 years [Official]] (in Korean). E-Daily. Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Yang, So-young (September 4, 2023). "김서형 류준열, 영평상 주연상 받는다...작품상은 '다음 소희" [Kim Seo-hyung Ryu Jun-yeol, Youngpyeong Award for Best Actor... 'Next Sohee' for Best Picture] (in Korean). Star Today. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Nam, Yoo-jung; Lee, Woo-young (2023-08-27). "누가 받아도 될 정도로 훌륭한 후보들, 그중 최고는 누구?" [Great candidates to anyone can accept, who is the best of them?]. Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
^ Yang, So-young (October 20, 2023). "류준열 김서형 황금촬영상 주연상...'올빼미' 6관왕" [Ryu Jun-yeol Kim Seo-hyung Golden Cinematography Award for Leading Actor...'Owl' wins 6 awards]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Naver.

External links

The Night Owl at IMDb
The Night Owl at HanCinema
The Night Owl at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)

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