Bleak Night (2010)

Original title

파수꾼

Directed by

Yoon Sung-hyun

Genre

drama film, teen film, coming-of-age film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

G

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father investigates the events leading up to his son's death. He uncovers the complicated friendships and rivalries among his son and two high school friends.

mournfulintrospectivetensemelancholicslow-burngrittysomberraw

What happens

Bleak Night (Korean: 파수꾼; RR: Pasukkun; lit. 'The Lookout') is a 2010 South Korean coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Yoon Sung-hyun. The film is about a father's search for answers following his son's death, and the shifting dynamics at play among three high-school friends. A Korean Academy of Film Arts graduation project by Yoon Sung-hyun, it received rave reviews and won several Best New Actor awards for Lee Je-hoon, as well as Best New Director for Yoon at the Grand Bell Awards and Busan Film Critics Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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