The Neighbors (Korean: 이웃사람; also known as My Neighbor) is a 2012 South Korean mystery thriller film starring Kim Yunjin in the lead role. In the film, residents of an apartment building suspect that one of their Neighbors may be a serial killer responsible for the murder of a residing family's daughter. As the victim's stepmother investigates, the killer begins to target another young girl. Based on Kang Full's eponymous webtoon, the film sold over 2.43 million tickets, becoming the highest grossing film among the movie adaptations of Kang Full’s works.

Plot

What would you do if you found out someone living in your building is a serial killer? A man, whose identity is known, kills his own Neighbors ― including a middle-school girl ― living in his building, and continues to stay there even after committing the grisly murders. All the Neighbors in the film are reluctant to act due to self-interest. One character does not want the property price to fall after a scandal. Another wants to avoid attention from the police, as he has just five months left before his statute of limitations runs out. Some simply do not want to meddle without evidence, clinging to their daily routines. Meanwhile, the criminal continues to kill.

Cast

Kim Yunjin as Song Kyung-hee, stepmother of dead girl Ma Dong-seok as Ahn Hyuk-mo, ex-con and loan shark Kim Sae-ron as Won Yeo-seon (first victim) / Yoo Soo-yeon Chun Ho-jin as Pyo Jong-rok Jang Young-nam as Ha Tae-seon Im Ha-ryong as Kim Sang-young Kim Sung-kyun as Ryu Seung-hyuk, crew man of fishing vessel Do Ji-han as Ahn Sang-yoon Kim Jung-tae as Kim Jong-guk, ghost Jung In-gi as Kim Hong-jung, Ahn Hyuk-mo's uncle Kim Ki-cheon as Hwang Jae-yeon, security guard 1 Cha Hyeon-woo as Detective Lee Kwak Min-seok as Ahn Dong-joo, pizza store owner Cha Kwang-soo as Won Jung-man, Won Yeo-seon's father

Awards and nominations

2012 Grand Bell Awards Best New Actor - Kim Sung-kyun 2012 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best New Actor - Kim Sung-kyun 2012 Blue Dragon Film Awards Nomination - Best New Director - Kim Hwi Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Ma Dong-seok Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Jang Young-nam 2012 Busan Film Critics Awards Best New Actor - Kim Sung-kyun 2013 Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actor - Ma Dong-seok Nomination - Best New Director - Kim Hwi 2013 Buil Film Awards Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Ma Dong-seok

See also

Law Crime Murder Abuse Child abuse

References

External links

Official website (in Korean) The Neighbor at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean) The Neighbors at IMDb The Neighbor at HanCinema The Neighbor original webtoon at Daum (in Korean)