“Unlocked" (Netflix Movie)
“Unlocked"
is the story of 'Na-mi' (Chun Woo-hee) and how her life is threatened by
'Jun-young' (Yim Si-wan) after she loses her smartphone containing all her
personal information.
Singer
and actor 'Yim Si-wan' took a different approach to playing the role of a
villain in “Unlocked”. It is Yim’s second time playing the role of a villain
after a 2021 film, “Emergency Declaration.”
'Jun-young'(Yim
Si-wan) disguising himself as a phone repairman, hacks into Na-mi's phone by
installing a spy application and steals everything from her life, including her
relationships with friends and family, as well as from her work life.
Actor
'Kim Hee-won' stars as a tenacious detective.
“Unlocked”,
a debut film by director 'Kim Tae-joon', is based on Japanese novel of same
title.
He
also said that smartphones, which are now an indispensable part of daily life,
really impacted him during pandemic. He added that to portray the smartphone as
an item of a fear and a suspense, he tried using a range of different angles
and cameras in the film.
“Unlocked” will be released on
Feb. 17 on Netflix.