Hard Hit

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Hard Hit
Restricted Call.jpg
Official release poster
Hangul발신제한
Revised RomanizationBalsinjehan
Directed byKim Chang-ju
Based onRetribution
by Alberto Marini
Starring
CinematographyKim Tae-soo
Edited byKim Chang-ju
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
companies
TPS Company
CJ Entertainment
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23) (South Korea)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩7 billion[2]
Box officeest. US$7.78 million[3]

Hard Hit (Korean: 발신제한; RR: Balsinjehan; lit. Restricted Call) is a 2021 South Korean thriller film, directed by Kim Chang-ju and starring Jo Woo-jin, Lee Jae-in and Ji Chang-wook. The film depicts the unpredictable circumstances of an ordinary family, who goes through a horrific situation due to a mysterious phone call.[4]

The film was theatrically released on June 23, 2021.[5] On box office the film crossed 500,000 viewers mark on the 10th day of its release, which was the first for a Korean film in 2021.[6] Currently it is 4th highest-grossing Korean film of 2021[7] and ranks number 10 among all the films released in the year 2021 in South Korea, with gross of US$7.78 million and 952,387 admissions.[8]

Synopsis[]

A head of a bank center in Busan, Seong-gyu (Jo Woo-jin) goes to work in his car with his daughter Hye-in (Lee Jae-in), who is about to take her entrance examination. She gets a call on her phone with a restriction on the number display (also known by the slang ‘black call’), “There’s a bomb under your seat right now. And as soon as you stop and get out of the car, you’re told it’s going to explode." This triggers the beginning of horrors of the Seong-gyu family in the middle of downtown Busan.

Cast[]

Production[]

Casting[]

On January 13, 2020, Ji Chang-wook's appearance along with Jo Woo-jin was confirmed in the film. Ji Chang-wook last appeared on the big screen in the 2017 film Fabricated City.[13] Kim Ji-ho is appearing after 4 years on screen. She last appeared in 2017 film Steel Rain.[14]

The film is produced by TPS Company, with a production costs of ₩7 billion and is distributed by CJ Entertainment.[2] With this film, Kim Chang-joo is making his debut as director.[15]

Filming[]

Filming began in early February 2020 in Haeundae city and was wrapped in May 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the roads of the city were not crowded, so the chase scenes were filmed comfortably.[4] The photos of filming in Busan were released on June 23, the day of release.[16]

Release[]

The film was released theatrically in South Korea on June 23, 2021 on 1010 screens.[3]

It was released theatrically in Taiwan on July 22, 2021.[17]

Home media[]

The film was made available for streaming on IPTV, TVING, Naver TV, GOM Player, Google Play, One Store, and KakaoPage from July 20, 2021.[18]

Reception[]

Box office[]

According to the integrated computer network for movie theater admissions by the Korea Film Council (KoFiC), the film was at first place on the Korean box office. As of June 23, it collected 57000 audience, which is the best opening record among Korean films released in 2021 so far.[19] The film maintained its first place during the first week by mobilizing 39,277,[20] 47,505,[21] 105,496[22] 100,912,[23] 35,743[24] and 35,114 audience on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th day respectively. The cumulative number of viewers at the end of 7th day stands at 421,581.[25]

By Korean film council, it is at 4th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2021, with gross of US$7.78 million and 952,387 admissions, as of August 28, 2021.[7]

Weekly admissions (Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets)
Admissions (persons) and Box office rank as of respective weekend date
Week ending Admissions (cumulative)[26] Rank at BO
As of July 25, 2021 949,031 10th
As of July 18, 2021 935,166 5th
As of July 11, 2021 894,186 2nd
As of July 4, 2021 734,490 1st
As of June 27, 2021 350,579

Critical response[]

Lee Da-won writing for Sports Trend opined that power of the story in the film layed in conveying the message of 'human morality' and 'family love' alongside the thrills. Da-won praised Jo Woo-jin for expressing tension, remorse, and apologetic feelings with face expressions as the 80% of the film is on driver's seat. She felt that Ji Chang-wook is a new find on completely different role in this film. Her unbiased review is, "It's time, let's go to the theater!"[27]

Yang So-young writing for Star Today praised the performance of actors Lee Jae-in and Jo Woo-jin. Writing about Jo Woo-jin, So-young opined, "Jo Woo-jin persuasively portrays the fear, tension, urgency, and fatherly love that Seong-gyu feels in a confined and enclosed space." Concluding So-young wrote, "Literally no smoke holes, the second half may be disappointing depending on the audience, but you can enjoy 94 minutes."[28]

Kim Young-sik reviewing for Within News praised the performance of Jo Woo-jin and wrote, "A work that definitely stands out for actor Jo Woo-jin's passionate performance." Young-sik also praised the car chase scenes, and opined that these are a stand out for a solo lead.[29]

Choo Seung-hyun of Seoul Economy praised the performance of Jo Woo-jin and Lee Jae-in. Highlighting the strengths of director Kim, who has previously edited the films, Seung-hyun wrote, "The audience follows the same timeline as the main character, giving the impression of being right next to each other..." Seung-hyun liked the runtime of the film and wrote, "The running time of 94 minutes, which is neither too long nor too short, was expressed plainly without any fuss."[30]

Jeon Hyeong-hwa reviewing for Star News wrote that the film have a familiar setting so, to give it a freshness, a sense of speed was put into scenario. He praised the performances of Jo Woo-jin and Lee Jae-in. He opined that the charm of Busan, where film has been set in, is fully captured on a large screen, so he concluded, "A movie proves that it tastes good only when it is seen in a theatre."[31]

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