12.12: The Day
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| Hangul | 서울의 봄 |
| Lit. | Spring of Seoul |
| RR | Seourui bom |
| MR | Sŏurŭi pom |
| Directed by | Kim Sung-su |
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| Produced by | Kim Won-kuk |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lee Mo-gae |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
Production company | Hive Media Corp. |
| Distributed by | Megabox Plus M |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩23 billion (~US$17 million) |
| Box office | US$97.5 million |
12.12: The Day (Korean: 서울의 봄; RR: Seourui bom; lit. Seoul's Spring) is a 2023 South Korean period drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon and Kim Sung-kyun. The film is set against the backdrop of the December 12, 1979, military coup from the late 1970s to early 1980s. It was released theatrically on November 22, 2023.
The film grossed $97 million worldwide against a $17 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing South Korean film of 2023 and the fourth-highest-grossing South Korean film of all time. It was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards.