Historical film “12.12: The Day” was selected as Korea’s entry for the 97th Academy Awards’ International Feature Film category, according to the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
OTT providers Netflix and Disney+ took home major honors at Baeksang, with the film category seeing a tie between "12.12: The Day" and "Exhuma."
The historical film "12.12: The Day" is now the sixth highest-selling Korean film of all time, according to its distributor Plus M Entertainment.
The creators of "12.12: The Day" will continue the story with a new film called "YS Project" that will depict the disbandment of Hanahoe.
Before pointing fingers at the powerless politicians and military leaders who sided with Chun during his scheme for a coup, it’s important to distinguish fact from fiction, as director Kim Sung-su has indeed dramatized some characters and events.
“12.12: The Day” surpassed 12 million ticket sales on the first day of the year, according to its distributor, Plus M Entertainment, on the same day.
Two Korean works made it to the 10 million ticket sales mark this year — “The Roundup: No Way Out” and “12.12: The Day.”
Historical film “12.12: The Day” surpassed $1 million in revenue in the North American market, becoming the biggest Korean film in the region this year, its distributor Plus M Entertainment said Wednesday.
"12.12: The Day" gained 10 million viewers, making it the second film this year and the 22nd domestically produced film ever to achieve this feat. Released 33 days ago, it is the first non-franchise film to reach this milestone since "Parasite."
“12.12: The Day” surpassed 5 million ticket sales as of Tuesday, signaling it might become the second film to hit the 10-million mark this year.
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