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This article is about the film. For the psychiatric condition, see Social phobia. 2015 South Korean film
Socialphobia
Promotional poster
Hangul소셜포비아
Directed byHong Seok-jae
Written byHong Seok-jae
Jo Seul-ye
Kwon O-rang
Koo Sung-mo
Produced byYu Yeong-sik
Choi Equan
StarringByun Yo-han
Lee Joo-seung
Ryu Jun-yeol
CinematographyLee Sung-joong
Edited byPark Min-seon
Music byKim Hae-won
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
Running time102 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$1.8 million

Socialphobia (Korean: 소셜포비아; RR: Sosyeolpobia) is a 2015 South Korean mystery thriller film starring Byun Yo-han, Lee Joo-seung, and Ryu Jun-yeol. It was co-written and directed by Hong Seok-jae in his directorial debut, based on a real-life story that explores the social issues within internet culture among the Korean youth of the 21st century.

Plot

A group of youngsters investigate a girl who died after being targeted in a witch-hunt on social networking sites, in an attempt to determine whether her death was suicide or murder. A member of the group at first becomes suspect but later the death was proven as a suicide. The film explores internet addiction, cyber bullying, social phobia and lack of morale - self-esteem among youngsters.

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Ha Yoon-kyung as Ha-young/Re-na
  • Yoo Dae-hyeong as Byung-moo
  • Park Geun-Rok [ko] as Moon-hyuk
  • Jung Jae-woo as Gi-seop
  • Jeon Shin-hwan as Jang Se-min
  • Lee Kang-wook 이강욱 as Hyung-joo
  • Byun Jin-soo as Jin-goo
  • Oh Hee-joon as Soldier
  • Bae Yoo-ram as Jung-bae

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 40th Seoul Independent Film Festival Independent Star Award Byun Yo-han Won
19th Busan International Film Festival NETPAC Award Socialphobia Won
DGK Award for Best Director Hong Seok-jae Won
2015 51st Paeksang Arts Awards Best New Director (Film) Hong Seok-jae Nominated
Best New Actor (Film) Byun Yo-han Nominated
24th Buil Film Awards Best New Director Hong Seok-jae Won
Best New Actor Byun Yo-han Won
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Hong Seok-jae Nominated
Best New Actor Byun Yo-han Nominated
2016 3rd Wildflower Film Awards Best Actor Lee Joo-seung Nominated
Best New Director (Narrative Films) Hong Seok-jae Won
Best New Actor Ryu Jun-yeol Nominated
21st Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Director Hong Seok-jae Won

References

  1. "Socialphobia (2015)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  2. Kim, Hyun-soo (23 March 2015). "BYUN Yo-han of SOCIALPHOBIA: A Star That Shines Brighter on Set". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  3. Kim, Hyun-soo (3 November 2014). "Director HONG Seok-jae of Socialphobia: "I became more negative about social networks"". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  4. Kim, Hyun-soo (31 March 2015). "Director of Socialphobia, HONG Seok-jae: "Social media will continue to produce scapegoats"". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  5. Lee, Ji-young (9 March 2015). "In Focus: Socialphobia". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  6. Sunwoo, Carla (5 March 2015). "Socialphobia taps into dark side of Internet". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  7. "New Film Expected to Set Indie Box-Office Record". The Chosun Ilbo. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  8. Lee, Yu-jin (31 March 2015). "SOCIALPHOBIA Number One at Alternative Box Office". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2015-10-14.

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