Netflix movie ‘84 Square Meters’ is unveiled.

‘84 Square Meters’ is an unpredictable thriller about Woo-sung(played by Kang Ha-neul), a successful homebuyer who suffers from unidentifiable noises between floors.It is the second thriller film from director Kim Tae-joon, who directed ‘I Just Dropped My Smartphone ‘.

Director Kim Tae-jun, who received favorable reviews for capturing the realistic fear and thrill of everyday life through’ I Just Dropped My Smartphone ‘, presents another thriller genre film this time, using the relatable subject of noise between floors in an apartment building as a subject and depicting the sharp conflict between neighbors.

Director Kim Tae-jun explained the work, saying, “I had the idea that various desires were gathered in an apartment, and I thought it would be an interesting story if these desires collided in the vertical space of an apartment.”



Based on the most realistic and familiar space, the story of various human groups clashing for their own desires is expected to provide high immersion along with empathy.In addition, the mystery of the unidentified noise between floors and the unpredictable situation intertwined with the development multiplies the appeal of the thriller genre with suspense that does not let go of the tension for even a moment.

The title’ 84 square meters ‘refers to the most popular 32 pyeong area, which is called the national standard for apartments.The term’ national standard ‘refers to a universal area, but it is now a standard and a symbolic meaning that shows the reality of real estate in Korea.Director Kim Tae-joon said that he put various intentions into the work, along with the concern that setting a standard based on the size of a house is distorting the original meaning of a house.

Since it is a realistic background that touches us, the production of’ 84 Square Meters ‘also gave top priority to a sense of realism.Director Kim Tae-joon said, “I went to various apartments to conduct research and tried to create a space that as many people as possible would think was similar to their apartment or an apartment that they have been to,” revealing the production process that aimed to vividly recreate the appearance of apartments around us.Considering the characteristics of apartments that are uniform and have the same structure on all floors, he said that he placed different props in front of each house to make the same space look different.

In addition, each character’s house was designed with keywords so that the character could be felt just by looking at the inside of the house.Woo-sung’s house was approached with ‘prison’, Eun-hwa’s house with ‘coldness and difference’, and Jin-ho’s house with ‘hotness and heaviness’.Woo-sung’s house, which used ‘prison’ as the keyword, was designed so that when light passes through the living room curtains, shadows fall on the floor in the shape of bars, making the house feel like a prison.



Since many scenes were filmed at home, we paid close attention to the details so that even though it was the same space, the lighting was expressed differently in each scene so that Woo-sung’s emotions could be seen in various ways.Eun-hwa’s house was the only one that was not 84㎡, so we emphasized its uniqueness.We tried to express the subtle character of Eun-hwa, whose inner thoughts are unknown, by arranging spaces with no sense of life, high ceilings, and curved hallways.

Lastly, Jin-ho’s house uses dark and heavy materials as its main finishing materials, expressing Jin-ho’s heavy sense of oppression.In this way, director Kim Tae-joon’s ‘84 Square Meters’, who has returned with his second thriller film, adds to the fun of watching with highly relatable material, characters with individuality and charm, and realistic and detailed production, and will captivate the world as an immersive thriller film that you cannot miss this summer.

‘84 Square Meters’, which will provide genre-specific fun with realistic characters called the ‘Yeonggeuljok’ and an unpredictable mystery surrounding noises between floors set in the everyday space of a 32-pyeong apartment, the national average, will be released exclusively on Netflix on the 18th.

Hong Se-young, reporter for Donga.com projecthong@donga.com

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