Seven Days (Se-beun De-i-jeu) poster & wallpaper
Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Yunjin Kim, Mi-suk Kim, Park Hye-Sun, Dong-hwan Jeong, Hang-Seon Jang ... see more see more... , Hie-sun Park , Ji-young Ok , Yang Jin-woo , Kwang-rok Oh , Myeong-su Choi

A Bloody Aria director Won Sin-Yeon follows up that FanTasia Film Festival hit with this breathless thriller about a strong-willed underworld attorney whose steely resolve withers after her young daug... read more read more...hter is kidnapped and threatened with death should she fail to secure the release of a convicted murderer. Ji-yeong (Lost star Kim Yun-jin) is deeply admired in the underworld for her fierce efforts in keeping some of the city's most notorious criminals from serving serious time. Though despite the fact that Ji-yeong has a near-perfect success rate when it comes to keeping criminal scum on the streets, maintaining such a high profile among such a lawless set can be as much a burden as it is a benefit. Thanks to her hectic schedule, single mother Ji-yeong has precious little time to spend bonding with her young daughter. When the opportunity for a mother-daughter field trip arises, the overworked lawyer decides to make the most of a rare day together. A day of bonding quickly gives way to tragedy, however, when in the blink of an eye, Ji-yeong's daughter vanishes without a trace. The following day an unidentified caller phones to confirm Ji-yeong's worst fears: her daughter has been kidnapped, and in order to ensure her safe return Ji-yeong must ensure that a certain convicted murderer regains his freedom before heading into court for his second trial. That trial comes in just seven days, giving the frantic mother precious little time to make a successful case for the murderer's release, or lose her precious little girl forever. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Flixster Users

78% liked it

340 ratings

Unrated, 2 hr. 5 min.

Directed by: Daniel Grou, Shin-yeon Won

Release Date: November 14, 2007

Invite friends to see

Get It:

Stats: 52 reviews

report incorrect info

Photos

None yet... Got one?

Your Rating


clear rating

Flixster Reviews (52)

  • kiriyamakazou
    February 14, 2009
    kiriyamakazou
    Seven Days is pretty much a John Grisham style thriller. A lawyer has her child kidnapped and the ransom demanded is that she defends a man on death row. The film also takes many atmospheric cues from Se7en (but which thriller doesn't?). At some point in the film it soon forgets ... read moreabout the kidnapped daughterf as the script fails to juggle so many plot twists. The amount of twists and turns, far from being interesting, just obscure the view of plain characters. The editing is all over the place with shaky cameras and quick cuts edited into confusing and painful scenes. There is still a lot of good here. One scene sees an inventive flashback, where we see the events of the previous day between mother and daughter unwind while keeping the police from the present day. The ending is also fantastic. One I didn't see coming, made sense AND made me feel satisfied. Had the film spent more time building up to the end rather than confusing us with red herrings, it could have been something spectacular.
  • soulxside
    June 22, 2008
    soulxside
    This is a stylish and competently directed American-style thriller involving a kidnapping, a murder mystery, and a tense courtroom drama. This film isn't terribly deep, yet it is layered and fairly captivating. The cinematography really nice, but the editing is a little too jump-... read morecutty. The acting is terrific for the most part. This film would be an easy pick to be re-made in the US, though there's little that Hollywood could do to improve upon what they've done here.

View All Seven Days (Se-beun De-i-jeu) Reviews

Critic Reviews

Derek Elley
February 23, 2012
Derek Elley, Variety

Click to read the article Full Review

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Cast

More Like This

This list looks lonely.
Add a suggestion!

Facts

No facts approved yet. Be the first

Seven Days (Se-be... : Watch Free on TV

Movie Quizzes

No quizzes for Seven Days (Se-beun De-i-jeu). Want to create one?

Video Clips

No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

Meet Other Fans

Add Seven Days (Se-beun De-i-jeu) to favorites

Recent News

No recent headlines. Got one?

Recent Lists

Make a List |

View All Lists

Most Popular Skin

No skins yet. Interested in creating one?