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‘12.12: The Day’ Selected As South Korea’s Oscar Entry


'12.12.: The Day', starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung and Lee Sung-min, has been picked as South Korea's Oscar entry.

Set against the backdrop of the December 1979 military coup, the film stars Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon and Kim Sung-kyun. Directed by Kim Sung-su, the film was released in November last year. 12.12: The Day ‘s domestic success marked the first time in four years since Parasite ‘s release that a non-franchise local title crossed 12 million admissions.

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