Wide Awake (2007 film)
# Wide Awake (2007 film)

Wide Awake (Korean: 리턴; RR: Riteon; also known as Return) is a 2007 South Korean film.

## Plot

In 1980s South Korea, a young boy is traumatised after experiencing anesthesia awareness during heart surgery, and no-one believes his story afterwards. Twenty-five years later, the doctors and nurses who operated on him begin to die under mysterious circumstances. Dr. Ryu Jae-woo, a surgeon married to Hee-jin, believes that the boy he remembers from his childhood is responsible for the deaths. The leading suspects are Lee Myeong-suk, who has been stalking Dr. Ryu, and the seemingly unhinged Uk-hwan. Hypnosis specialist Oh Chi-hoon also seems to know something about these deaths.

## Cast

* Kim Myung-min as Ryu Jae-woo
* Yoo Jun-sang as Kang Wook-han
* Kim Tae-woo as Oh Chi-hoon
* Jung Yoo-suk
* Kim Yoo-mi as Seo Hee-jin
* Kim Roi-ha as Lee Myeong-suk
* Baek Seung-hwan as Na Sang-woo
* Seo Young-hwa
* Lee Sung-min as Sang-woo's father

## Release

Wide Awake was released in South Korea on 8 August 2007, and its opening weekend was ranked fourth at the box office with 238,819 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 677,939 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 16 September 2007) of US$4,569,126.

## Awards and nominations

### 2008 Grand Bell Awards

* Best Supporting Actor – Yoo Jun-sang
* Nomination – Best Music – Choi Seung-hyun
