Special Delivery (2022 film)

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Special Delivery
Special Cargo.jpg
Release poster
Hangul특송
Hanja特送
Revised RomanizationTeuksong
LiterallyExpress
Directed byPark Dae-min
Screenplay byPark Dae-min
Produced byKim Bong-seo
StarringPark So-dam
Song Sae-byeok
Kim Eui-sung
CinematographyHong Jae-sik
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byHwang Sang-jun
Title music"Can You Drive?"
Production
companies
Match Maker Entertainment
M Pictures Co., Ltd
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeest. US$3.46 million[1][2]

Special Delivery (Korean: 특송; Hanja: 特送; RR: Teuksong) is a 2022 South Korean crime action film, written and directed by Park Dae-min for M Pictures. Starring Park So-dam, Song Sae-byeok and Kim Eui-sung, the film revolves around a delivery driver (Park So-dam) with a 100% success rate, things start happening when she is involved in an unexpected incident after a young child (Jung Hyeon-jun) boards into her car. It was theatrical released on January 12, 2022.

The film was officially invited in Harbour section at the 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam held from January 26 to February 6, 2022.[3] On box office, currently it is at 4th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2022, with gross of US$3.46 million and 439,177 admissions.[1]

Cast[]

Production[]

Production began on May 29, 2019 with Park So-dam, Song Sae-byeok, Kim Eui-sung and Jung Hyeon-jun confirmed as cast. Park Dae-min was confirmed as director of the crime action film. Park So-dam and Jung Hyeon-jun are working together after 2019 film Parasite.[9] Yeon Woo-jin, Yeom Hye-ran and Han Hyun-min joined the cast in supporting roles.[6] Principal photography began on May 29, 2019 for this chase film. Script reading photos were revealed on June 4.[10]

Music[]

Original soundtrack of the film was released on January 5, 2022. This is third venture of music director Hwang Sang-joon, for director Park Dae-min after Private Eye (2009) and Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (2016). The music has been appreciated by the audience who watched the preview.[11]

Original soundtrack[]

Special Delivery
Soundtrack album by
Hwang Sang-jun (Leadingtone)
ReleasedJanuary 5, 2022
GenreSoundtrack
Length43:31
Language
Label
  • Music & New
  • Reading Tone
  • Liway Music & Media Co., Ltd.
Official audio
Special Delivery - Full Album on YouTube
Released on January 5, 2022 (2022-01-05)[12]
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Follow You"Cardigan Club3:52
2."Make Your Money, Shake It"Black Gatsby2:54
3."Can You Drive?"Hwang Sang-jun1:03
4."First Express"Hwang Sang-jun2:22
5."Delivery"Eunji Park3:21
6."Villain"Eunji Park3:05
7."No Problem"Taehyun Lee3.26
8."Speed1"Hwang Sang-jun2:01
9."Speed2"Hwang Sang-jun3:21
10."Drop"Taehyun Lee3:42
11."Villain Ver2"Eunji Park2:36
12."Smog"Hwang Sang-jun4:35
13."Parking Lot Action"Eunji Park3:37
14."My Partner"Hwang Sang-jun1:23
15."Express Epilogue"Eunji Park2:13
Total length:43:31

Release[]

The film was scheduled for theatrical release on January 5, 2022,[13] but the date was pushed to a week later to January 12.[14] The film is officially invited in the Harbour section at the 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam, which was held from January 26 to February 6, 2022,[3] and in the competition section at the 24th Udine Far East Film Festival to be held from April 22 to April 30, 2022.[15] Additionally it is pre-sold to 47 countries around the world. After its release on January 12 in South Korea, it will release in Hong Kong, Singapore and Mongolia on 13 and 14 January, and in Indonesia and Taiwan on the 19 and 28 January respectively.[16]

Home media[]

The film was made available for streaming on IPTV (Olleh TV, B TV, LG U+ TV), Home Choice, TVING, Naver TV, WAVVE, Google Play, KT skylife, Cinefox and KakaoPage from February 4, 2022.[17]

Reception[]

Box office[]

The film was released on 995 screens on January 12, 2021.[2] As per Korean Film Council (Kofic) integrated computer network, the film with 233,462 admissions ranked no. 2 on the Korean box office on opening weekend.[18][19]

As of February 13, 2022 it is at 4th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2022, with gross of US$3.46 million and 439,177 admissions.[1]

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)[20][21] Rank at BO
As of January 16, 2022 233,462 2nd
As of January 23, 2022 394,224 3rd
As of January 30, 2022 $3,342,137 7th

Critical response[]

Baek Seung-chan of Kyunghyang Newspaper appreciated the performances of Park So-dam and Song Sae-byeok. Comparing the film with the American films Baby Driver (2017) and Drive (2011), Baek stated that the film is fun, and "the scene design that takes advantage of the cultural characteristics of Korea is interesting". However he was critical of the way the film treated children. Concluding he wrote, "Special Delivery easily utilizes the plight of the socially disadvantaged and children as a combination suitable for genre films."[22]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Box office: Special Delivery (2022)". KOFIC. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kim Bo-Young (December 21, 2021). "박소담 '특송', 제51회 로테르담 국제영화제 공식 초청 [공식]" [Park So-dam's 'Special Song', Official Invitation to the 51st Rotterdam International Film Festival [Official]]. E-Daily Star (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Jeon Hyung-hwa (November 30, 2021). "박소담 원톱 액션영화 '특송' 2022년 1월 5일 개봉 확정" [Park So-dam's one-top action movie 'Special Song' to be released on January 5, 2022]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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  9. ^ Pierce Conran (June 14, 2019). "PARK So-dam, SONG Sae-byeok and KIM Eui-sung Receive SPECIAL PRAISE". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  10. ^ Lee Seung-mi (June 4, 2019). "박소담 원톱 액션 영화 '특송', 29일 크랭크인" [Park So-dam's one-top action movie 'Special Song', crank-in on the 29th]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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  13. ^ Bae Hyo-joo (November 30, 2021). "박소담 새해 연다‥첫 원톱 액션 '특송' 1월5일 개봉[공식]" [Park So-dam opens the new year… The first one-top action 'Special Song' will be released on January 5 [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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  15. ^ Park Mi-ae (January 27, 2022). "'특송', 제24회 우디네극동영화제 경쟁 초청" ['Special Song', invited to compete at the 24th Udine Far East Film Festival]. Edaily Star (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  16. ^ Jo Yeon-kyung (December 30, 2021). "박소담 美친 원맨쇼…매운맛 '특송' 자비없이 달린다[종합]" [Park So-dam's beautiful one-man show... Spicy 'special song' runs without mercy [General]]. JTBC (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  17. ^ Hyung-hwa Jeong (February 4, 2022). "'특송' 2월4일부터 극장 동시 VOD서비스 시작" ['Special Delivery' starts VOD service at the same time in theaters from February 4]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  18. ^ "일별 박스오피스" [Daily box office]. Korean Film Council (in Korean). KOBIS. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  19. ^ Lee Han-rim (January 17, 2022). "박소담 '특송', 주말 박스오피스 2위 '산뜻한 출발'" [Park So-dam's 'Special Delivery' ranks 2nd at the weekend box office, 'a fresh start']. The Fact (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  20. ^ "Korean Box Office: Weekly status". HanCinema. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  21. ^ "주말 박스오피스" [weekend box office]. Korean Film Council (in Korean). KOBIS. January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  22. ^ Baek Seung-chan (January 12, 2022). "변두리 골목· 폐차 직전 자동차···한국적 특성 살린 차량액션 '특송' [리뷰]" [[Review]]. Kyunghyang Newspaper (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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