Anchor (film)

Anchor (Korean: 앵커) is a 2022 South Korean mystery-thriller film directed by Jung Ji-yeon. It stars Chun Woo-hee, Shin Ha-kyun and Lee Hye-young, and was released on April 20.[3]

Anchor
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
앵커
Directed byJung Ji-yeon
Screenplay byJung Ji-yeon
Starring
Production
companies
Insight Film
About Film
Distributed byAce Maker Movie Works[1]
Release date
  • April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeest. US$1.30 million[2]

Synopsis

A mysterious informant in fear for her life calls Jung Se-ra, a signboard anchor of a broadcasting station, asking her to investigate directly.

Cast
  • Chun Woo-hee as Jung Se-ra, the main anchor of a broadcasting station.[4]
  • Shin Ha-kyun as Cho In-ho, a doctor and the spirit of a dead informant who leads Se-ra into greater chaos.[5]
  • Lee Hye-young as Lee So-jeong, Se-ra's mother who is obsessed with her daughter's main news anchor position.
  • Cha Rae-hyung as Min Ki-tae
  • Park Ji-hyun as Seo Seung-ah[6]
  • Nam Moon-cheol as head of the news agency
  • Im Seong-jae as Detective Kim
  • Kim Young-pil as Heo Ki-jeong
  • Hae- Woon Hae as Reporter Han
  • Jung Soon-won as PD Choi
  • Park Se-hyeon as Yoon Mi-so
  • Seo Yi-soo as Yuna
  • Kim Young-ah as Professor Han Young-ok
  • Eun-sol as an female anchor[7]

Production

Casting was confirmed in September 2019 and filming began on November 9, 2019.[8]

A box office

Accumulated attendance of 164,911 and cumulative sales of KRW 1,613,962,610.[9]

References
  1. Kang Hyo-jin (December 31, 2020). "'내년엔 꼭 보고 싶다'…기대작 쟁여놓은 2021 韓영화 라인업" ['I want to see you next year'... 2021 Korean movie lineup with high expectations]. Spotify News (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  2. "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2022". KOFIC. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. Jo Ji-young (March 21, 2022). "[공식] 천우희 주연 스릴러 '앵커', 4월 20일 개봉 확정" [[Official] Thriller 'Anchor' starring Chun Woo-hee to be released on April 20th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  4. Lee Da-won (August 26, 2019). "[단독] 이혜영·천우희, '앵커'로 뭉친다" [[Exclusive] Lee Hye-young and Chun Woo-hee to unite as 'Anchor'] (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. Kim No-eul (September 23, 2019). "신하균 측 "영화 '앵커' 출연 확정"…이혜영·천우희 만난다(공식입장)" [Shin Ha-kyun confirmed to appear in the movie 'Anchor'... Lee Hye-young and Chun Woo-hee meet (official position)]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. "[Cine Review] 'Anchor', a freshly creepy psychological pressure mystery thriller". Spotify News. Retrieved April 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. Lee Seung-rok (March 23, 2022). "'아나운서 출신' 은솔, 영화 '앵커' 캐스팅" ['Announcer' Eunsol casts for movie 'Anchor'] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. Kim Kyung-hee (November 12, 2019). "'앵커' 천우희 X 신하균 X 이혜영 막강 캐스팅으로 뉴스룸의 서스펜스 펼친다!". MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. "KOFIC 영화관 입장권 통합전산망(2)". www.kobis.or.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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