{{Short description|2022 film by Hong Sang-soo}} {{about||the type of housing|apartment|the song|The New Sound}} {{Infobox film | native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^탑}} | image = 탑 Walk Up 2022 film.jpg | caption = Official poster | director = Hong Sang-soo | writer = Hong Sang-soo | producer = Hong Sang-soo | starring = {{plainlist}} * Kwon Hae-hyo * Lee Hye-young * Song Seon-mi {{endplainlist}} | cinematography = Hong Sang-soo | editing = Hong Sang-soo | music = Hong Sang-soo | studio = Jeonwonsa Film Company | distributor = {{plainlist}} * Finecut (international) * Cinema Guild (North America) {{endplainlist}} | released = {{Film date|2022|9|11|TIFF|2022|11|3|South Korea|2023|3|24|United States|df=y}} | runtime = 97 minutes | country = South Korea | language = Korean | gross = $31,679 }} '''''Walk Up''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^탑|rr=yes|lit=Tower}})<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia Mino |first=David |date=2022-09-23 |title="Walk Up" (2022): con una copa de vino |url=https://cintilatio.com/critica-walk-up/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Cintilatio |language=es}}</ref> is a 2022 South Korean drama<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fulvi |first=Giovanna |title=Walk Up |url=https://tiff.net/events/walk-up |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=TIFF |language=en}}</ref> film written, directed, produced, photographed, scored and edited by Hong Sang-soo.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Romney |first=Jonathan |date=2022-09-22 |title='Walk Up': San Sebastian Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/walk-up-san-sebastian-review/5174557.article |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Screendaily |language=en}}</ref>
== Plot == ''Walk Up'' follows filmmaker Byung-soo and his estranged daughter Jeong-su as they visit a building owned by Ms. Kim, share a meal, and meet others who live in the building. The same event is seemingly repeated several times in different variations. Byung-soo later begins a relationship with a woman in the building and moves into one of the apartments.
== Cast ==
* Kwon Hae-hyo as Byung-soo<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bowen |first=Chuck |date=2022-09-28 |title='Walk Up' Review: Hong Sang-soo's Synecdoche of Life |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/walk-up-review-hong-sang-soo/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> * Lee Hye-young as Ms. Kim<ref name=":1" /> * Park Mi-so as Jeong-su<ref name=":1" /> * Song Seon-mi as Sunhee<ref name=":1" /> * Cho Yun-hee as Jiyoung<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Kiang |first=Jessica |date=2022-09-23 |title='Walk Up' Review: Hong Sangsoo's Sly, Silvery Latest is One of His Recent Greatest |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/walk-up-review-1235380618/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> * Shin Seok-ho as waiter<ref name=":0" />
== Production == ''Walk Up'' was filmed in black and white<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=Robert |date=2022-09-16 |title=TIFF 2022: Prisoner's Daughter, What's Love Got to Do with It, Walk Up |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/tiff-2022-prisoners-daughter-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it-walk-up |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Roger Ebert |language=en}}</ref> in Seoul in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Song |first=Seung-hyun |date=2022-08-03 |title=Hong Sang-soo's 'Walk Up' invited to two overseas film fests |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220803000743 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}</ref> It was written, directed, edited, and produced by Hong, with music<ref name=":2" /> and cinematography by Hong.<ref name=":0" /> The production company was Jeonwonsa Film Company.<ref name=":2" /> Kim Min-hee served as production manager.<ref>{{Cite web |last=강 |first=민경 |date=2022-08-03 |script-title=ko:[공식] 홍상수 감독♥김민희 제작 실장 '탑', 토론토·산세바스티안 영화제 초청 |url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/2022080333474 |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=한경닷컴 |language=ko}}</ref>
== Release == ''Walk Up'' premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=David |date=2022-07-29 |title=Toronto and More Fall Lineups |url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7884-toronto-and-more-fall-lineups |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}</ref> where it screened out of competition. It was also shown in competition at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival on September 22, 2022<ref name=":2" /> and premiered in the United States at the 2022 New York Film Festival.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |last=Brody |first=Richard |date=2022-09-29 |title=Three Highlights from the First Week of the 2022 New York Film Festival |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/three-highlights-from-the-first-week-of-the-2022-new-york-film-festival |access-date=2022-09-30 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Walk Up'' premiered in theaters in South Korea on November 3, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Eun-jung |date=2022-10-28 |title=(Movie Review) In 'Walk Up', Hong Sang-soo unfolds metaphors of life in four-story building |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221028003300315 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Yonhap News Agency |language=en}}</ref> and in the United States on March 24, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bramesco |first=Charles |date=2023-03-01 |title=Hong Sang-soo gets lost in the funhouse in the first Walk Up trailer |url=https://lwlies.com/articles/walk-up-trailer-hong-sang-soo/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Little White Lies |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brody |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Brody |date=2023-03-23 |title=Hong Sangsoo's "Walk Up" Signals a Break from Routine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/hong-sangsoos-walk-up-signals-a-break-from-routine |access-date=2023-04-25 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}</ref>
The film is distributed internationally by Finecut<ref name=":0" /> and in North America by Cinema Guild.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=2022-08-09 |title=Cinema Guild Takes North American Rights to Hong Sang-soo's 'Walk Up' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cinema-guild-hong-sang-soos-walk-up-1235195259/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Reception ==
=== Critical response === ''Walk Up'' has received positive reviews from critics, holding a 97% positive rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 29 critics, with an average score of 8 out of 10,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walk Up |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/walk_up |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> and a score of 86 on Metacritic, based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walk Up |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/walk-up |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Metacritic}}</ref> Critics praised the film for being reflective<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-02 |title='Walk Up' Review: Hong Sangsoo Delivers A Delicate Portrait Of Age & Artistic Pursuit [NYFF] |url=https://theplaylist.net/walk-up-review-hong-sangsoo-delivers-a-delicate-portrait-of-age-artistic-pursuit-nyff-20221002/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=The Playlist}}</ref> and complex,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Lawrence |date=2022-10-01 |title=Walk Up — Hong Sang-soo [NYFF '22 Review] |url=https://inreviewonline.com/2022/10/01/walk-up/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=In Review Online |language=en-US}}</ref> and noted strengths in its acting,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vestby |first=Ethan |date=2022-09-18 |title=TIFF Review: Hong Sangsoo's Walk Up is Relaxing in its Languid Rhythms |url=https://thefilmstage.com/tiff-review-hong-sangsoos-walk-up-is-relaxing-in-its-languid-rhythms/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=The Film Stage |language=en-US}}</ref> music, and tone.<ref name=":2" />
=== Box office === ''Walk Up'' grossed $31,679 in South Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walk Up |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt21404804/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" | Award ceremony ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"rowspan=1| San Sebastián International Film Festival | rowspan=1|2022 | Golden Shell | ''Walk Up'' | {{nom}} | rowspan=1|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2022/secciones_y_peliculas/seccion_oficial/8/es|website=Festival de San Sebastián|date=2 September 2022|title=Sección Oficial. 70 Edición 2022|access-date=25 May 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250525095444/https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2022/secciones_y_peliculas/seccion_oficial/8/es|archive-date=25 May 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"rowspan=2| Buil Film Awards | rowspan=2|2023 | Best Film | ''Walk Up'' | {{nom}} | rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/082/0001229145 |last1=Nam |first1=Yoo-jung |last2=Lee |first2=Woo-young |date=August 27, 2023 |script-title=ko:누가 받아도 될 정도로 훌륭한 후보들, 그중 최고는 누구? |trans-title=Great candidates to anyone can accept, who is the best of them? |access-date=August 27, 2023|work=Busan Ilbo |publisher=Naver |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/609/0000779304 |script-title=ko:이병헌·김서형 주연상→'콘크리트 유토피아' 작품상까지 4관왕(부일영화상)[종합] |trans-title= Lee Byung-hun and Kim Seo-hyung won 4 awards, including Best Actor Award → 'Concrete Utopia' Best Picture (Buil Film Awards) [Comprehensive] |author= Bae Hyo-joo |work= Newsen |publisher=Naver|date= October 5, 2023|access-date= October 6, 2023|language=ko}}</ref> |- | Best Director | Hong Sang-soo | {{nom}} |- |}
== References == <references /> {{Hong Sang-soo}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|21404804}}
Category:2022 drama films Category:2022 films Category:2022 black-and-white films Category:South Korean drama films Category:Films directed by Hong Sang-soo Category:2022 Korean-language films Category:Films shot in Seoul Category:Films set in Seoul Category:Korean black-and-white films Category:South Korean independent films Category:Korean-language drama films