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The Day After
Film poster
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Hong Sang-soo
Produced by	Hong Sang-soo
Starring	Kwon Hae-hyo Kim Min-hee Kim Sae-byuk Jo Yoon-hee
Cinematography	Kim Hyung-koo
Edited by	Hahm Sung-won
Music by	Hong Sang-soo
Production company	Jeonwonsa Film Co.
Distributed by	Contents Panda
Release dates	22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) (Cannes) 6 July 2017 (2017-07-06) (South Korea)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$129,440

The Day After (Korean: 그 후; RR: Geu-hu) is a 2017 South Korean drama film written, produced, directed and scored by Hong Sang-soo. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

• Kwon Hae-hyo as Kim Bong-wan
• Kim Min-hee as Song Ah-reum
• Kim Sae-byuk as Lee Chang-sook
• Jo Yoon-hee as Song Hae-joo

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 79%, based on reviews from 39 critics, with an average rating of 7.32/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Day After may rank among the slighter works in writer-director Hong Sang-soo's filmography, yet it still presents an absorbingly earnest look at relationships in turmoil." On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 72 out of 100, based on fourteen critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Awards

References

1. "The Day After (2017)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
2. "The 2017 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
3. Winfey, Graham (13 April 2017). "2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
4. "The Day After (Geu-hu) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
5. "The Day After Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
6. Lee, Edmund (11 January 2018). "Asian Film Awards 2018 nominations". South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post Publishers. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
7. 배효주 (3 May 2018). "제23회 춘사영화제 5월18일 개최..홍상수·김민희 참석하나". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 7 May 2018.

External links

• The Day After at IMDb
• The Day After at Box Office Mojo
• The Day After at Metacritic
• The Day After at Rotten Tomatoes

• 2017 films
• 2017 drama films
• South Korean drama films
• South Korean black-and-white films
• 2010s Korean-language films
• Films about adultery
• Films directed by Hong Sang-soo
• Works about book publishing and bookselling
• 2010s South Korean films