Bleak Night
2010 · Movie · 117 min · ★ 7.3 · 69% critics
After a teenager’s suicide, a grieving parent searches for answers by speaking with former classmates. As memories of school life surface, the film builds a stark, intimate portrait of friendship, bullying, and the painful misunderstandings that can grow during adolescence.
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Details
- Original title
- 파수꾼
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2011-03-03
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (56 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a somber, realistic drama about teen friendships, regret, and unresolved pain, especially if After My Death or Thread of Lies appeal to you; Not for you if you want upbeat pacing or clear-cut answers.
Pros: powerful performances; raw emotional honesty; haunting atmosphere | Cons: very slow pace; emotionally heavy; leaves questions open
Themes
- friendship
- suicide
- male friendship
- best friend
- high school friends
- former best friend
- death of son
- teen suicide
- death of best friend
- youth boy
- boys' love (bl)
Cast & crew
Lee Je-hoon
as Gi-tae
Seo Jun-young
as Dong-yoon
Park Jeong-min
as Hee-joon
Cho Seong-ha
as Father
Lee Cho-hee
as Se-jeong
Bae Je-gi
as Jae-ho
- KL
Kim Lok-kyoung
as Hyeon-soo
Heo Ji-won
as Ji-won
Shin Un-seop
as Detective
Directed by Yoon Sung-hyun