Zombie film #Alive will long hold a special place in the South Korean box office for reigniting cinema-going in the country. Bolstered by major stars, Yoo Ah-in (Burning, Default) and Park Shin-hye (Memories of the Alhambra), the film held the top spot for three weeks, before being displaced by Train to Busan sequel Peninsula on the latter’s opening day. As of July 20, #Alive ranks second in the box office, and has grossed over $13 million and sold more than 1.8 million tickets.
for survival. #Alive adapts from the 2019 American film Alone; the South Korean project brought onboard Alone’s screenwriter Matt Naylor to collaborate with writer-director Cho Il-hyung. The film was produced by Zip Cinema, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spackman Entertainment Group.
Completed early this year and originally set to open in April, widespread bans on public gatherings and the closure of cinemas in March prompted the release of #Alive to be delayed to June 24. As Korean cinemas slowly opened over the last few days of April and in early May, local premieres started picking up steam
The rapid spread of an unknown infection has left an entire city in ungovernable chaos, but one survivor remains alive in isolation. It is his story.
I just finished watching #alive. It was really awesome. I was not completely stunned by the idea. Because I saw somthing is similar to it before in a amovie traintobusan . I mean zombies and so on. But even so I felt every moment of the movie after what we went through because of the quarantine. As the movie also mentioned how to be appreciate and thankful with everything we have. Family,food,time... As usual, too, the embodiment of YooAhIn the character was perfect. I must have gotten used to his brilliant acting, but really I am fascinated every time I watch him