“The most unique and clever film I have seen in the last ten years.”
The compliment comes from the mouth of the great Bong Joon-ho (
Parasite
,
The Host
,
Memories of Murder
).
The South Korean filmmaker is not entirely objective with
Sleep
, the first feature film by his compatriot Jason Yu, who was Bong Joon-ho's assistant on
Okja
.
He also entrusted the main role to Lee Sun-kyun, one of the stars of
Parasite
, found dead last January after a media campaign and police zeal which would have pushed him to suicide - the actor was suspected of having used drugs.
But Bong Joon-ho is not the only one to find qualities in
Sleep
.
Noticed at Cannes (Critics Week), awarded the grand prize at the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival, sleepwalking according to Jason Yu is a delightful nightmare.
Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) and Soo-jin (Jeong Yu-mi) are a united and happy couple.
They are expecting their first child.
He is an actor…
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