Insane (Korean날, 보러와요; RRNal, Boreowayo, "Come to see Me") is a 2016 South Korean mystery thriller film directed by Lee Cheol-ha.[1][2] It was released in South Korea on April 7, 2016.[1]

Insane
Poster
Hangul
날, 보러와요
Revised RomanizationNal, boreowayo
McCune–ReischauerNal, porŏwayo
Directed byLee Cheol-ha
Production
companies
OAL
Valentine Films
A&G Modes
Distributed byMegabox Plus M
Release date
  • April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07)
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$7.6 million[2]

Plot

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During the day and in the middle of taking a walk downtown, Kang Soo-Ah (Kang Ye-won) is taken away against her will and brought to a psychiatric hospital, where she is locked up. The people working there refuse to answer her questions about why she was taken away, and is given "medication" drugs. If she refuses to take them or fight back, she finds that they will physically harm her in response. While pretending to be okay with everything terrible that is done to her, Soo-Ah begins to secretly write down in detail all of the horrific acts that take place at the psychiatric hospital in a journal she finds.

One year later, Na Nam-Soo (Lee Sang-yoon) is working as a programming director for the same broadcasting station he was suspended from in the previous year. He is assigned to a project to discover what really happened to the psychiatric hospital, which recently burned down in a fire. He finds the notebook belonging to Soo-Ah, but cannot find anything about the fire; to uncover the truth, Nam-Soo seeks out Soo-Ah, who is now in prison as a murder suspect.

Cast

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Reception

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The film was number-one on its opening weekend in South Korea with US$2.3 million.[3] On its second weekend it was second placed behind Time Renegades with US$1.43 million.[2]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actor Lee Sang-yoon Nominated
53rd Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Kang Ye-won Nominated
Best New Actor Lee Sang-yoon Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Insane (Movie - 2015)". HanCinema. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Kil, Sonia (April 17, 2016). "Korea Box Office: Kwak Jae-yong's 'Time Renegades' Debuts on Top". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "South Korea Box Office April 8–10, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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