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Midnight (2021)

Midnight poster
Original title
미드나이트
Directed by
Kwon Oh-seung
Genre
thriller film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
14
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 319 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A deaf woman becomes the target of a psychopathic killer. She must use her wits to survive a deadly game of pursuit through the streets at night.

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What happens

Midnight (Korean: 미드나이트; RR: Mideunaiteu) is a 2021 South Korean psychological thriller film, written and directed by Kwon Oh-seung. The film starring Jin Ki-joo, Wi Ha-joon, Park Hoon, Gil Hae-yeon and Kim Hye-yoon, depicts a life-threatening hide-and-seek scenario between a psychopathic killer and a deaf woman. The film was slated to release in 2020 but its release was postponed due to the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally the film was released simultaneously in theatres and via streaming media TVING on June 30, 2021. Midnight was also made available on iQIYI from 18 September 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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