Office (2015 South Korean film)

Office (오피스) is 2015 South Korean slasher-thriller film directed by Hong Won-chan and starring Go Ah-sung and Park Sung-woong. It is about a detective trying to figure out why a mild-mannered man has killed his family and is targeting his co-workers.[2][3][4] The film premiered at the Midnight Screenings section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6][7][8]

Office
Poster
Directed byHong Won-chan
Written byChoi Yun-jin
Produced byChoi Yun-jin
StarringGo Ah-sung
Park Sung-woong
CinematographyPark Yong-su
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
company
Film Blossom
Distributed byLittle Big Pictures
Release dates
  • May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) (Cannes)
  • September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03) (South Korea)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$3 million[1]

Plot

Employee Kim Byeong-guk returns home one day after work and kills his family with a hammer. The police immediately begin their investigation and search for the perpetrator. Policeman Choi Jong-hun first questions his colleagues and superiors, who all seem very surprised. Among those questioned is also intern Lee Mi-rye, who later tells the policeman that Mr. Kim was the only one who had ever been nice to her. Meanwhile, Choi's colleague finds out that Kim went back to the office after the crime, but the camera did not capture him leaving, leading them to suspect that he could still be in the building. Shortly thereafter, Kim kills his former colleague Jeong Jae-il. The employees the next day are convinced that Kim is the perpetrator and are frightened. Furthermore, the company blocks the police's work so that the company is not associated with the murders, as reputation is everything.

The plot increasingly focuses on Mi-rye, who has a poor relationship with her colleagues and feels overlooked when a new intern is hired. Mi-rye works very hard, but her social skills are not well-developed, so her colleagues want to suggest the new intern for the permanent position. In the end, only Mi-rye, Ha-yeong, and Won-seok are left in the office. At about the same time, the police find Mr. Kim's body. Mi-rye throws Ha-yeong out the window and then engages in a fight with Won-seok. When they both fall in the fight, the knife pierces Mi-rye's stomach. Shortly thereafter, the police storm the office while Won-seok ignores them and continues to choke Mi-rye, so a policeman shoots him and Mi-rye recovers in the hospital.

The film leaves it unclear whether Mi-rye or Kim Byeong-guk kills the other employees. However, the viewer learns during the course of the film that Mi-rye's neighbor saw her in a trance-like state and considers her a ticking time bomb. The kitchen knife was given to Mi-rye by Mr. Kim.

Cast

Awards and nominations
Year Category Recipient Result
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Bae Seong-woo Nominated
2015 Cannes Film Festival Caméra d'Or Hong Won-chan Nominated
KOFRA Film Awards Discovery Award Bae Seong-woo Won

References
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  3. Xie, Alex R. (22 May 2015). "From Cannes: O Piseu (Office) Thrills, Horrifies". thecrimson.com. The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. Thurman, Trace (1 October 2015). "[Review] Korean Satirical Slasher Office Fails to Deliver". bloody-disgusting.com. Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. "[새영화] 현실적인 공포, 영리한 스릴러 '오피스'". www.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-27.
  6. "'오피스', 잔혹 버전의 '미생'이 되다". 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  7. "'사도'·'탐정', 추석 연휴 관객몰이(종합)". 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  8. "New York Korean 2015 Interview: Ko Ah-sung On OFFICE, Bong Joon-ho And The Power Of Song Kang-ho And Tilda Swinton". twitchfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-21.
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