Decibel (film)

Decibel
Decibel
	Promotional poster
Hangul	데시벨
Directed by	Hwang In-ho
Written by	Hwang In-ho; Lee Jin-hoon;
Starring	Kim Rae-won; Lee Jong-suk; Jung Sang-hoon; Park Byung-eun; Cha Eun-woo;
Cinematography	Park Jong-cheol; Eom Si-u;
Edited by	Kim Chang-ju
Music by	Mok Yeong-jin; Sebastien Pan;
Production; company	East Dream Synopex
Distributed by	Mindmark ; Wide Lens Pictures ;
Release date	November 16, 2022;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$7.2 million

Decibel (Korean: 데시벨) is a 2022 South Korean espionage action thriller film directed by Hwang In-ho, starring Kim Rae-won, Lee Jong-suk, Jung Sang-hoon, Park Byung-eun and Cha Eun-woo. It was released on November 16, 2022.^[3]

Premise

Decibel is a sound terror action film revolving around a bomb designer who wants to occupy the city center with a special bomb that explodes when the noise increases and a former naval commander who becomes his target.

Cast

Kim Rae-won as Kang Do-young, ex-Navy Submarine Commander who became the target of terrorism^[4]
Lee Jong-suk as Jeon Tae-seong, bomb designer and Navy Lieutenant from Mensa^[4]
Jung Sang-hoon as Oh Dae-oh, special reporter who came to accompany a terrorist incident^[4]
Park Byung-eun as Cha Young-han, Defense Counterintelligence Command agent^[4]^[5]
Cha Eun-woo as Jeon Tae-ryong, Navy Submarine Sound Detection Officer^[4]
Lee Sang-hee as Jang Yoo-jung, Navy EOD Petty Officer^[6]^[7]
Jo Dal-hwan as Noh Jung-seop, Navy submarine sound detective^[6]
Jo In-woo as Lee Dae-woo, who is a member of the military security support unit.^[5]

Special appearance

Lee Min-ki as Lieutenant Hwang Yong-woo, Navy Submarine Lieutenant^[8]
Kang Kyung-hun as Superintendent^[9]

Production

Principal photography began on April 20, 2021.^[10]

On November 14, 2022, the film was invited to screen at the Asian World Film Festival, which premiered on November 12.^[11]

References

^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2022". KOFIC. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ "Decibel (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ Jeong Hwa (October 6, 2022). "김래원x이종석x차은우 '데시벨' 11월16일 개봉 확정" [Kim Rae-won x Lee Jong-suk x Cha Eun-woo's 'Decibel' to be released on November 16] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Jeong Hyung-hwa (October 17, 2022). "김래원x이종석x차은우 '데시벨' 보도스틸 공개..관심↑" [Kim Rae-won x Lee Jong-suk x Cha Eun-woo's 'Decibel' press still released... Interest↑]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Naver.
^ ^a ^b Hyun Jung-min (November 22, 2022). "데시벨' 엘리베이터 신스틸러 조인우 '눈길" [Decibel’ Elevator Scene Stealer Jo In-woo ‘Eyes]. Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Naver.
^ ^a ^b Jeong Hwa (October 26, 2022). "김래원x이종석x차은우 '데시벨' 강렬한 스틸 공개" [Kim Rae-won x Lee Jong-suk x Cha Eun-woo's 'Decibel' intense stills released]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^ Lee Min-ji (November 30, 2022). "이상희, 재벌 2세 경영인 변신…'사장님을 잠금해제' 출연 [공식]" [Lee Sang-hee transforms into a second-generation chaebol executive... Appearing in ‘Unlock My Boss’ [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kim Na-ra (July 12, 2021). "이민기, 김래원X이종석 '데시벨' 특별출연…"황인호 감독과 의리" [공식]" [Lee Min-ki, Kim Rae-won X Lee Jong-suk's 'Decibel' Special Appearance... "Loyalty to Director Hwang In-ho" [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.
^ "Decibel - Cast". HanCinema. November 20, 2022.
^ "김래원x이종석➝차은우, 도심 테러 액션 영화 '데시벨' 출연 확정[공식]" [Kim Rae-won x Lee Jong-suk➝Cha Eun-woo confirmed to appear in urban terror action movie 'Decibel' [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. April 28, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Ryu Ji-yoon (November 14, 2022). "데시벨', AWFF 초청 이어 북미 개봉 확정" [Decibel' confirmed to be released in North America following AWFF invitation] (in Korean). Dailyian. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Naver.

External links

Official website
Decibel at IMDb
Decibel at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Decibel at HanCinema

[box:korea-1] "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2022". KOFIC. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

[BOM-2] "Decibel (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[3] Jeong Hwa (October 6, 2022). "김래원x이종석x차은우 '데시벨' 11월16일 개봉 확정" [Kim Rae-won x Lee Jong-suk x Cha Eun-woo's 'Decibel' to be released on November 16] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.

[cast-4] Jeong Hyung-hwa (October 17, 2022). "김래원x이종석x차은우 '데시벨' 보도스틸 공개..관심↑" [Kim Rae-won x Lee Jong-suk x Cha Eun-woo's 'Decibel' press still released... Interest↑]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Naver.

[name-5] Hyun Jung-min (November 22, 2022). "데시벨' 엘리베이터 신스틸러 조인우 '눈길" [Decibel’ Elevator Scene Stealer Jo In-woo ‘Eyes]. Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Naver.

[:0-6] Jeong Hwa (October 26, 2022). "김래원x이종석x차은우 '데시벨' 강렬한 스틸 공개" [Kim Rae-won x Lee Jong-suk x Cha Eun-woo's 'Decibel' intense stills released]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved October 26, 2022.

[7] Lee Min-ji (November 30, 2022). "이상희, 재벌 2세 경영인 변신…'사장님을 잠금해제' 출연 [공식]" [Lee Sang-hee transforms into a second-generation chaebol executive... Appearing in ‘Unlock My Boss’ [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Naver.

[8] Kim Na-ra (July 12, 2021). "이민기, 김래원X이종석 '데시벨' 특별출연…"황인호 감독과 의리" [공식]" [Lee Min-ki, Kim Rae-won X Lee Jong-suk's 'Decibel' Special Appearance... "Loyalty to Director Hwang In-ho" [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.

[9] "Decibel - Cast". HanCinema. November 20, 2022.

[10] "김래원x이종석➝차은우, 도심 테러 액션 영화 '데시벨' 출연 확정[공식]" [Kim Rae-won x Lee Jong-suk➝Cha Eun-woo confirmed to appear in urban terror action movie 'Decibel' [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. April 28, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.

[11] Ryu Ji-yoon (November 14, 2022). "데시벨', AWFF 초청 이어 북미 개봉 확정" [Decibel' confirmed to be released in North America following AWFF invitation] (in Korean). Dailyian. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Naver.

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