Movie Profile: #ALIVE
| Attribute | Details |
| Title | #Alive (Korean: #살아있다 / #Saraitda) |
| Country | South Korea |
| Release Date | June 24, 2020 (South Korea) • September 8, 2020 (Global / Netflix) |
| Director | Cho Il-hyung (Il Cho) |
| Writers | Matt Naylor, Cho Il-hyung (Based on Matt Naylor’s original script Alone) |
| Producers | Sae-bom Song, Eugene Lee |
| Genre | Horror, Action, Thriller |
| Runtime | 98 minutes |
| Box Office | $13.4 million (Pandemic-era theatrical release) |
| Distributor / Platform | Lotte Entertainment / Netflix |
| Lead Cast |
• Yoo Ah-in (Oh Joon-woo) • Park Shin-hye (Kim Yoo-bin) • Lee Hyun-wook (Lee Sang-chul) • Jeon Bae-soo (Masked stranger) • Lee Chae-kyung (Masked stranger’s infected wife) |
Trailer
Plot Overview
Oh Joon-woo (Yoo Ah-in) is a video gamer spending a normal morning alone in his family’s apartment in a densely populated Seoul complex. Suddenly, a mysterious virus outbreak sweeps through the city, turning infected individuals into violent, aggressive cannibals who retain memories from their former lives.
Trapped inside his high-rise apartment as hordes of zombies overrun the hallway, Joon-woo finds himself cut off from the outside world as cellular networks, Wi-Fi, and electricity fail. As days turn into weeks, his food and water run out, driving him to near total despair and isolation.
Just as Joon-woo is about to give up hope, he discovers another survivor living in the apartment building across the courtyard: Kim Yoo-bin (Park Shin-hye), a resourceful young woman equipped with survival tools and outdoor gear. Communicating via signs, laser pointers, and a makeshift zip-line, the pair form a vital bond and pool their resources to plot a dangerous escape through the zombie-infested complex.
