2023 Film The Moon

(entertainer)">Doh Kyung-soo and Kim Hee-ae. The film follows the dramatic story of South Korea's first crewed lunar exploration mission and isolation in space. It was released theatrically on August 2, 2023. It is also available for streaming on Viu in selected regions.

The Moon
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	더 문
Revised Romanization	Deo Mun
Directed by	Kim Yong-hwa
Written by	Kim Yong-hwa
Produced by	Seo Ho-jin Kim Yong-hwa
Starring	Sol Kyung-gu Doh Kyung-soo Kim Hee-ae
Cinematography	Kim Young-ho
Edited by	Jeong Ji-eun
Music by	Lee Jae-hak
Production companies	Vlad Studio CJ ENM Studios
Distributed by	CJ ENM
Release date	August 2, 2023 (2023-08-02)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	₩28 billion
Box office	US$5.2 million

In the near future, South Korea's first crewed mission to the moon ends in a tragic disaster when an explosion occurs on board. Five years later, a second human spaceflight is launched successfully but a strong solar wind causes it to malfunction. One astronaut, Sun-woo (Doh Kyung-soo) is left stranded in space. Facing another fatal catastrophe, the Naro Space Center turns to its former managing director Kim Jae-guk (Sol Kyung-gu) to help bring Sun-woo back home safely.

• Sol Kyung-gu as Kim Jae-guk, the former head of the space center.
• Doh Kyung-soo as Hwang Sun-woo, a space crew member.
• Kim Hee-ae as Yoon Moon-young, the general director of the NASA space station.
• Jo Han-chul as the Minister of Science and ICT.
• Park Byung-eun as Jeong Min-gyu, the current head of the space center.
• Choi Byung-mo as Oh Kyu-seok, vice Minister.
• Hong Seung-hee as Han-byeol, an intern working with Jae-guk and the Astronomical Observatory Team at Sobaeksan Observatory.

Special appearances

• Kim Rae-won as Lee Sang-won, The crew aboard our ship with Hwang Sun-woo. When he is return to Earth after the mission, his wife is going to give birth, and he is thinking about the name of his child. He dies on duty.
• Lee Yi-kyung as Cho Yoon-jong, A member of the crew who boarded our ship with Hwang Sun-woo. He dies on duty.
• Lee Sung-min as Hwang Kyu-tae, Hwang Sun-woo's father and participated in the Naraeho project with Jae-guk five years ago.
• Park Yoo-ra as Announcer

Filming

Principal photography began on June 6, 2021, and wrapped in October 2021.