# Walk Up

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{{Short description|2022 film by Hong Sang-soo}}
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{{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](/source/Hong_Sang-soo)
| writer         = Hong Sang-soo
| producer       = Hong Sang-soo
| starring       = {{plainlist}}
* [Kwon Hae-hyo](/source/Kwon_Hae-hyo)
* [Lee Hye-young](/source/Lee_Hye-young_(actress%2C_born_1962))
* 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](/source/2022_Toronto_International_Film_Festival)|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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Slant_Magazine) |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [Lee Hye-young](/source/Lee_Hye-young_(actress%2C_born_1962)) as Ms. Kim<ref name=":1" />
* Park Mi-so as Jeong-su<ref name=":1" />
* [Song Seon-mi](/source/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](/source/Variety_(magazine)) |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](/source/RogerEbert.com) |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](/source/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](/source/Kim_Min-hee_(actress%2C_born_1982)) 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](/source/Korea_Economic_Daily) |language=ko}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Walk Up'' premiered at the [2022 Toronto International Film Festival](/source/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](/source/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](/source/70th_San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival) on September 22, 2022<ref name=":2" /> and premiered in the United States at the [2022 New York Film Festival](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Little_White_Lies_(magazine)) |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](/source/The_New_Yorker) |language=en-US}}</ref>

The film is distributed internationally by Finecut<ref name=":0" /> and in North America by [Cinema Guild](/source/The_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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)}}</ref> and a score of 86 on [Metacritic](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival)
| rowspan=1|[2022](/source/70th_San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival)
| [Golden Shell](/source/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](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival)|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](/source/Buil_Film_Awards)
| rowspan=2|[2023](/source/32nd_Buil_Film_Awards)
| 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](/source/Busan_Ilbo) |publisher=[Naver](/source/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](/source/Naver)|date= October 5, 2023|access-date= October 6, 2023|language=ko}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director 
| [Hong Sang-soo](/source/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

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