Anchor (film)

2022 South Korean thriller film

Anchor

Theatrical release poster

Hangul|

Directed by| Jung Ji-yeon
Screenplay by| Jung Ji-yeon
Starring|

* Chun Woo-hee
* Shin Ha-kyun
* Lee Hye-young

Production
companies

Insight Film
About Film

Distributed by| Ace Maker Movie Works[1]

Release date

* April 20, 2022 (2022-04-20)

Running time

| 111 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean
Box office| est. US$1.30 million[2]

Anchor (Korean: 앵커) is a 2022 South Korean mystery-thriller film directed by Jung Ji-yeon. It stars Chun Woo-hee, Shin Ha-kyun and Lee Hye-young, and was released on April 20.[3]

## Synopsis[edit]

A mysterious informant in fear for her life calls Jung Se-ra, a signboard anchor of a broadcasting station, asking her to investigate directly.

## Cast[edit]

* Chun Woo-hee as Jung Se-ra, the main anchor of a broadcasting station.[4]
* Shin Ha-kyun as Cho In-ho, a doctor and the spirit of a dead informant who leads Se-ra into greater chaos.[5]
* Lee Hye-young as Lee So-jeong, Se-ra's mother who is obsessed with her daughter's main news anchor position.
* Cha Rae-hyung as Min Ki-tae
* Park Ji-hyun as Seo Seung-ah[6]
* Nam Moon-cheol as head of the news agency
* Im Seong-jae as Detective Kim
* Kim Young-pil as Heo Ki-jeong
* Hae- Woon Hae as Reporter Han
* Jung Soon-won as PD Choi
* Park Se-hyeon as Yoon Mi-so
* Seo Yi-soo as Yuna
* Kim Young-ah as Professor Han Young-ok
* Eun-sol as an female anchor[7]

## Production[edit]

Casting was confirmed in September 2019 and filming began on November 9, 2019.[8]

## A box office[edit]

Accumulated attendance of 164,911 and cumulative sales of KRW 1,613,962,610.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Kang Hyo-jin (December 31, 2020). "'내년엔 꼭 보고 싶다'…기대작 쟁여놓은 2021 韓영화 라인업" ['I want to see you next year'... 2021 Korean movie lineup with high expectations]. Spotify News (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2022 - via Naver.
2. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2022". KOFIC. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
3. ^ Jo Ji-young (March 21, 2022). "[공식] 천우희 주연 스릴러 '앵커', 4월 20일 개봉 확정" [[Official] Thriller 'Anchor' starring Chun Woo-hee to be released on April 20th] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved March 21, 2022 - via Naver.
4. ^ Lee Da-won (August 26, 2019). "[단독] 이혜영·천우희, '앵커'로 뭉친다" [[Exclusive] Lee Hye-young and Chun Woo-hee to unite as 'Anchor'] (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
5. ^ Kim No-eul (September 23, 2019). "신하균 측 "영화 '앵커' 출연 확정"…이혜영·천우희 만난다(공식입장)" [Shin Ha-kyun confirmed to appear in the movie 'Anchor'... Lee Hye-young and Chun Woo-hee meet (official position)]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2022 - via Naver.
6. ^ "[Cine Review] 'Anchor', a freshly creepy psychological pressure mystery thriller". Spotify News. Retrieved April 27, 2022 - via Naver.
7. ^ Lee Seung-rok (March 23, 2022). "'아나운서 출신' 은솔, 영화 '앵커' 캐스팅" ['Announcer' Eunsol casts for movie 'Anchor'] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved March 23, 2022 - via Naver.
8. ^ Kim Kyung-hee (November 12, 2019). "'앵커' 천우희 X 신하균 X 이혜영 막강 캐스팅으로 뉴스룸의 서스펜스 펼친다!". MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2022 - via Naver.
9. ^ "KOFIC 영화관 입장권 통합전산망(2)". www.kobis.or.kr. Retrieved May 20, 2024.

## External links[edit]

* Anchor at IMDb
* Anchor at the Korean Movie Database
* Anchor at HanCinema

*[est.]: estimation