Replete with seat-gripping action and nerve-wracking intensity, Seven Days is filmmaker Won Sin Yeon’s second
feature film following his 2005 horror flick The Wig. Won’s new kidnapping thriller sold more than one million
tickets nationwide within two weeks of release. Kim Yoon Jin (Shiri), now a world-class actress most recognizable
for her US television series Lost, delivers a rock-solid, compelling performance as a top-notch lawyer who must
acquit a murderer of his crime within seven days to save her kidnapped daughter. Though internally teetering on the
brink of madness, Kim’s character remains icy cool, carefully maneuvering through a complex maze of puzzles with
stern focus and dexterity while her daughter’s life hangs on the edge. The adrenaline-driven tension that mounts
during the emotionally charged negotiations between Kim and the suspect is said to match that of Hollywood hit
thrillers Negotiator and Ransom. The plot progresses at thunderbolt speed, squeezing out suspense and thrills at
every turn and leaving the audience with sweaty palms. With its mind-bending, unimaginable plot twists, Seven Days
stands in the vanguard of today’s Korean crime thrillers.
Ji-yeon is a successful lawyer and single mother to a seven-year-old girl. On her daughter’s field day, Ji-yeon
competes with other parents in a running race and almost comes in the first place. However, nowhere could she find
the girl who’s been watching and rooting for her mother to win. Later that day, Ji-yeon’s receives a phone call
from an anonymous man, who tells her he has her daughter in custody and proposes a deal. To see her daughter alive,
Ji-yeon needs to prove a convicted murderer not guilty on his second trial, only within a week. Ji-yeon tries to
convince herself the murderer should be innocent, but the encounter with the victim’s mother makes her understand
what drove crime-to-crime.
Trailer:
Title: Seven Days Also Known As: 세븐데이즈 Country: South Korea Language: Korean Subtitle: English Year: 2007 Genre: Thriller, Crime
Cast:
Kim Yunjin - Ji-yeon
Kim Mi-Suk - Lee Ji-hwan
Park Hee-Soon - Seong-yeol
Lee Jeong-Heon
Oh Kwang-Rok
Ok Ji-Young
Yang Jin-Woo
Jang Hang-Seon
Jeong Dong-Hwan - Kang Sang-man
Kwon Byeong-Kil
Jo Deok-Hyeon
Park Yong-Yeon
Jeong Jae-Hun
Kil Hae-Yeon
Choi Moo-Sung - Jung Chul-Jin
Park Seong-Taek - gang member