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The Neighbor Zombie

2009, Color, 89', Live Action

Dir: RYU Hoon, OH Young-doo, JANG Yoon-jung, HONG Youn..

Keyword: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Action, Romance..

Release: 2010-02-18

Film Awards

The 5th Mauvais International Genre Film Festival (2011,France)
The 18th Dead by Dawn, Scotland's International Horror Film Festival (2011,Scotland)
The 7th Fantaspoa-International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (2011,Brazil)
The 9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010,Rumania)
The 20th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (2010,Japan)
The 14th Fantasia International Film Festival (2010,Canada)
The 1st InDBear International Film Festival, Best Film (2010,Hong Kong)
The 20th Fancine, the International Fantastic Film Festival, Young Jury Award (2010,Spain)
The 13th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award (2009,Korea)

Synopsis

"The Neighbor Zombie", a low-budget, experimental zombie film, comprised of six episodes centering on the theme of a zombie virus. This film is set in the aftermath of a zombie outbreak in Seoul, 2010.

The government orders the execution of those that are infected. People who have infected family members or lovers try to defend them from the government policy. Eventually, a vaccine is developed, but the transition from zomebiehood to humanity, is stressful and difficult.

Episode 1 directed by OH Young-doo An action figure collector accidentally gets infected by the zombie virus.

Episode 2 directed by OH Young-doo A special love story of a beautiful girl and her romantic boyfriend, who gets infected and slowly transforms into a zombie.

Episode 3 directed by HONG Young-geun A woman having to witness her infected mother slowly deteriorate each day.

Episode 4 directed by RYU Hoon Dr. Park, who acts as a guinea-pig himself, tries to make a vaccine to cure zombie virus. He finally develops the cure but he’s left with a big debt he must run from.

Episode 5 directed by JANG Yoon-jung After the development of vaccine, Seoul once again finds peace. However, the future is still uncertain for those who were cured. Episode 6 directed by HONG Young-geun A story about strained life of a writer, who always has to work under tight deadline.

Director's Note

This film with six zombie stories represents and reveals ‘A ZOMBIE’ as a sort of our intimate and normal neighborhood. With the process of imaginative and creative work, it made the distinguished film which is totally different from a zombie film that we used to have.
‘What if the zombie virus spreads in Seoul?’ was thought as an key idea for this film and it delivers how we see and understand ‘A ZOMBIE as a friend or main character. Not only the contents unfold with the six other stories but tell and become one story.

Director's Bio / Filmography

- OH Young-doo

Born in Korea, 1975.
Started his film career as a member of director unit in "The Man Wagging Tail" (1995). Made short film "Christmas Slay 2" in 2008.

2008 [Christmas Slay 2] Digibeta, color, 25min.
          7th Mise-en-scène’s Film Festival (2008, Korea)
         [The Fate] HD, color, 4min.
2009 [The Neighbor Zombie] HD, color, 89min.
         Fantaspoa-International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (2011, Brazil)
         18th Dead by Dawn, Scotland's International Horror Film Festival (2011, Scotland)
         5th Mauvais International Genre Film Festival (2011, France)
         Young Jury Award, 20th Fancine, the International Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Spain)
         Best Film, 1st InDBear International Film Festival (2010, HongKong)
          Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2010, Canada)
          9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010, Rumania)
         1st Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Taiwan)
          20th Yubari Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Japan)
          Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award, 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2009, Korea)
2011 [Invasion of Alien Bikini] HD, color, 75min.
         Zinema Zombie Fest 2012 (2012, Columbia)
         13th Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival (2012, Argentina)
         1st Toronto Korean Film Festival (2012, Canada)
       8th Fantaspoa-International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (2012, Brazil)

          14th Taipei Film Festival (2012, Taiwan)
          2012 CPH:PIX - Copenhagen International Feature Film Festival (2012, Denmark)
          14th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (2012, Argentina)
          30th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (2012, Belgium)
          Korean Film Festival DC 2012 (2012, USA)
          35th Portland International Film Festival (2012, USA)
         19th Gerardmer Fantastic Film Festival (2012, France)
          21st Fancine, the International Fantastic Film Festival (2011, Spain)
        Asian Superheros, 8th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (2011, HongKong)
          22nd Stockholm International Film Festival (2011, Sweden)
        6th Festival Franco Coreen du Film (2011, France)
         NEW VISIONS Discovery, 44th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (2011, Spain)
          Dragons & Tigers-The Cinemas of East Asia, 30th Vancouver International Film Festival (2011, Canada)
          Fantastic Fest (2011, USA)
          Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2011, Canada)
          2nd InDBear International Film Festival (2011, HongKong)
          World Fantastic Cinema, 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2011, Korea)
         Grand Prix, 21st Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (2011, Japan)
2012 [Young Gun in the Time] HD, color, 95min.
          45th Sitges Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2012, Spain)
          Fantastic Fest (2012, USA)
          16th Fantasia International Film Festival (2012, Canada)
          22nd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (2012, Japan)
          16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2012, Korea)
          6th Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival (2012, Korea)

- RYU Hoon

First made his film career as a crew of (1999) and he edited (2009).

2007 [O Mong] HD, color, 23min.
2009 [The Neighbor Zombie] HD, color, 89min.
         Fantaspoa-International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (2011, Brazil)
         18th Dead by Dawn, Scotland's International Horror Film Festival (2011, Scotland)
         5th Mauvais International Genre Film Festival (2011, France)
         Young Jury Award, 20th Fancine, the International Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Spain)
         Best Film, 1st InDBear International Film Festival (2010, HongKong
          Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2010, Canada)
          9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010, Rumania)
         1st Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Taiwan)
          20th Yubari Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Japan)
          Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award, 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2009, Korea)

- JANG Yoon-jung

Known make-up artist in film industry, she work as an chief make-up artist in the film (2000), (2005).

2009 [The Neighbor Zombie] HD, color, 89min.
         Fantaspoa-International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (2011, Brazil)
         18th Dead by Dawn, Scotland's International Horror Film Festival (2011, Scotland)
         5th Mauvais International Genre Film Festival (2011, France)
         Young Jury Award, 20th Fancine, the International Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Spain)
         Best Film, 1st InDBear International Film Festival (2010, HongKong
          Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2010, Canada)
          9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010, Rumania)
         1st Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Taiwan)
          20th Yubari Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Japan)
          Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award, 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2009, Korea)

- HONG Young-geun

Graduated Dong-Ah Institute of Medial and Arts, majoring in Acting, played a role in a film (2007), (2009).

2006 [Eventually] DV, color, 12min.
2009 [The Neighbor Zombie] HD, color, 89min.
         Fantaspoa-International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (2011, Brazil)
         18th Dead by Dawn, Scotland's International Horror Film Festival (2011, Scotland)
         5th Mauvais International Genre Film Festival (2011, France)
         Young Jury Award, 20th Fancine, the International Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Spain)
         Best Film, 1st InDBear International Film Festival (2010, HongKong)
         Fatansia Genre Film Festival (2010, Canada)
          9th Transilvania International Film Festival (2010, Rumania)
         1st Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Taiwan)
          20th Yubari Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (2010, Japan)
         Audience Award, Jury’s Special Award, 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2009, Korea)

Staff

Director/Screenwriter : OH Young-doo, RYU Hoon, HONG Young-guen, JANG Yoon-jung
Production : Kino Mangosteen
Executive Producer :JANG Yoon-jung
Producer : CHOI Eun-hwa
Cinematography/Editor/Gaffer/Production Designer : OH Young-doo
Composer : KIM Baek-chan
Mixing : GONG Tae-won
Sound : GONG Tae-won, LEE Hyeong-joo, YOON Sun-myong (Plus Gain)
Composer : KIM Baek-chan, (I am music), OH Young-min, KIM Jeong-yeon, SON Hyeok-kyu
Costumes/Make-up : JANG Yoon-jung
Stunt/Action Director : HONG Young-geun
Animation : RYU Sung-kwang
Computer Graphic : KIM In-soo
Animation : RYU Sun-kwang
DI : KIM Yeol-hoi (Stareast Disital, Co, Ltd)

Cast

BAE Yong-guen as Yong-geun
HA Eun-jung as Eun-jung
HONG Young-geun
PARK Young-seo