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Space Sweepers
2021
· Movie
· 136 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2720
- IMDb #3532
- Google retired #256
- Metacritic #2225
- Letterboxd #2952
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2775
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- Metacritic Audience #2594
- Criticker #2575
- Kinopoisk #3714
- AlloCiné #3256
- Trakt #1803
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The crew of a spaceship, working as junk collectors in 2092, discover a highly advanced android child hidden within a derelict spacecraft. They soon realize she is a powerful weapon sought by a ruthless corporate syndicate. Seeing a potential ransom, they get caught in a galactic conflict that threatens the future of humanity.
Details
- Director
- Jo Sung-hee
- Writers
- Jo Sung-hee, Yoo-kang Seo-ae, Yoon Seung-min
- Studio
- Bidangil Pictures, Merry Christmas
- Released
- 5 February 2021
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $21.0M
- Box office
- $24.6K
- Awards
- 7 wins, 13 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →7 wins from 20 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Hugo Awards 2022 | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Jo Sung-hee | Nominee |
| Nebula Awards 2022 | Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Jo Sung-hee | Nominee |
| 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 | Technical Award (Visual effects) | Park Dae-hoon, Jeong Seong-jin | Nominee |
| 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 | Best Actor | Song Joong-ki | Winner |
| 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021 | Best Director | Jo Sung-hee | Winner |
| 30th Buil Film Awards 2021 | Best Music Award | Kim Tae-seong | Nominee |
| 30th Buil Film Awards 2021 | Best Art/Technical Award | Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chol-min (VFX) | Winner |
| 30th Buil Film Awards 2021 | Best Cinematography Award | Byun Bong-sun | Nominee |
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42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Popular Star Award | Song Joong-ki | Winner |
| Technical Award | Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chol-min (VFX) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Song Joong-ki | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Jang Geun-young | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Byun Bong-sun | Nominee |
| Best Director | Jo Sung-hee | Nominee |
| Best Editing Award | Nam Na-young | Nominee |
| Best Film | Space Sweepers | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jin Seon-kyu | Nominee |
26th Chunsa Film Art Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Song Joong-ki | Winner |
| Best Director | Jo Sung-hee | Winner |
| Technical Award (Visual effects) | Park Dae-hoon, Jeong Seong-jin | Nominee |
30th Buil Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Art/Technical Award | Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Chol-min (VFX) | Winner |
| Best Cinematography Award | Byun Bong-sun | Nominee |
| Best Music Award | Kim Tae-seong | Nominee |
57th Baeksang Arts Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Technical award | Jeong Seong-jin, Jong Chol-min (Visual effects) | Winner |
| Technical award | Jang Geun-young (Art) | Nominee |
University Film Festival of Korea
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film of the Year | Space Sweepers | Winner |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Jo Sung-hee | Nominee |
Nebula Awards
1 nomination
| Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Jo Sung-hee | Nominee |