Unlocked (2023 film)

Unlocked (Korean: 스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데) is a 2023 South Korean psychological thriller film directed by Kim Tae-joon in his directorial debut, starring Chun Woo-hee, Im Si-wan and Kim Hee-won. It was released on Netflix for streaming on February 17, 2023.[1][2]

Unlocked
Promotional poster
Hangul
스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데
Literal meaningI just dropped my smartphone
Revised RomanizationSeumateuponeul tteoreotteuryeosseul ppuninde
McCune–ReischauerSŭmat'ŭp'onŭl ttŏrŏttŭryŏssŭl ppuninde
Directed byKim Tae-joon
Written byKim Tae-joon
Starring
CinematographyKim Yong-seong
Edited bySin Min-gyeong
Music byDalpalan
Production
companies
Studio N
Mizifilm
Distributed byNetflix
CJ ENM
Release date
  • February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

Lee Na-Mi (Chun Woo-Hee) works as a marketer at a start-up company. She is an ordinary office worker who works hard every day. She also works part-time at her father’s cafe, Cafe Mizi.

One day, Lee Na-Mi loses her smartphone on the bus and it is picked up by someone. When Na-mi uses a friend’s phone to call, Oh Jun-Yeong (Im Si-Wan) uses a fake voice app to speak so his voice won’t be recognized, instructing her to pick up her phone at a repair shop. She does this so he can get access to her password and as he pretends to fix her broken phone screen, he installs spyware on her phone.

Na-Mi unexpectedly walks around and does everything with her phone: every action, conversation and text is monitored by Jun-Yeong. Jun-Yeong slowly invades into Na-Mi’s personal life, causing her father to be suspicious of him. Na-Mi expresses curiosity about Jun-Yeong as they seem to have a lot in common. He claims to work at a software company and seemingly tries to help her with the spyware.

Na-Mi is fired from her job after Jun-Yeong leaks confidential information and frames her. He also tries to make Na-Mi believe that it was her best friend who is behind the spyware. Ultimately Jun-Yeong succeeds in isolating Na-Mi from everyone important in her life.

Meanwhile, Detective Woo Ji-Man (Kim Hee-Won) investigates a murder case involving a dead body that was found on a remote mountain. There, he finds clues that points to his son Woo Jun-Yeong as the possible perpetrator. Seven additional bodies are found which points to Jun-Yeong who keeps the smartphones of his victims, the latest one, Eun Mi-gyeong, who authority believed had run away.

In a shocking twist at the end, Na-Mi and her father fight for their lives while Detective Woo Ji-Man uncovers the truth about Jun-Yeong.

Cast
A marketer at a startup company.
A man approaches Nami after accidentally picking up her smartphone.
A detective chasing the culprit of a murder case.
Nami's father.
Nami's best friend.
The president of a startup company is Nami's senior.

Production

The film is based on the Japanese novel of the same name by Akira Teshigawara, which was adapted in to 2018 film Stolen Identity. The principal photography began in March 2021 and ended on June 27, 2021.[7]

The film was originally scheduled for the theatrical release by CJ ENM, but later decided to be released on Netflix.[8]

References
  1. "임시완·천우희 '스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데' 2월 17일 넷플릭스 공개" [Im Si-wan and Chun Woo-hee, 'I just dropped my smartphone' to be released on Crackle on February 17th] (in Korean). JTBC. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Naver.
  2. Kim Seon-woo (January 13, 2023). "Netflix to release Korean thriller 'Unlocked'. Check date, key details". The Economic Times. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  3. Kim Hye-sun (January 19, 2023). "섬뜩 빌런 임시완 '스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데' 예고편 공개" [The creepy villain Im Si-wan's 'I Just Dropped My Smartphone' trailer released] (in Korean). Iplus. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. Jeong Jin-young (February 19, 2023). "[환승연예] '스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데' '어웨이크' 그러게 부모 말 좀 잘 듣지" (in Korean). Daily Sports. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  5. Kwon Soo-bin (February 8, 2023). "'스마트폰' 박호산·김예원·오현경, 천우희 곁의 사람들" (in Korean). News Culture. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  6. Kim Hyun-rok (March 22, 2023). "동은오적만 있나…'더 글로리' 전진오, 빌런 잡는 빌런 떴다" [Is there only Dong-Eun-Ojeok? 'The Glory' Jeon Jin-oh, a villain who catches the villain is on the rise] (in Korean). SpoTV News. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. Ko Seung-ah (June 30, 2021). "임시완·천우희 현실 스릴러…'스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데' 크랭크업" [Im Si-wan and Chun Woo-hee's reality thriller... 'I just dropped my smartphone' crank up]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. Lee Seung-mi (November 5, 2022). "다시 '넷플'로 향하는 신작 영화…왜?" [A new movie heading to 'Netflix' again... why?] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Naver.
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