“Let me live in peace. Just you and I.” Magnolia Pictures has debuted their own official US trailer for the Korean horror thriller film titled simply Sleep (or 잠 in Korean), an indie creation from filmmaker Jason Yu. This is his feature directorial debut after working as an assistant director for Bong Joon-ho on Okja and other films. It’s finally getting a proper US release in theaters and on VOD this fall after playing on the festival circuit for a year. “When he sleeps, someone awakes…” A pregnant wife who becomes worried about her husband’s sleeping habits. What starts out as some light sleep-talking soon escalates to unexpectedly grotesque behaviour. They consult a sleep clinic without success and as his nightmarish behaviour escalates, they desperately seek help from a shaman. Starring Jung Yu-mi as Soo-jin & Lee Sun-kyun as Hyeon-soo, with Kim Gook-hee. It debuted at last year’s Critics Week sidebar at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Sleep is genuinely scary and unsettling, one of those movies that might make you have trouble sleeping, too. // Continue Reading ›
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