Sleep

Comedy Horror Mystery Thriller

Japan

Japanese

September 6, 2023

1hr 35min

Status: released

Trailer, Teaser & Videos

Sleep Movie Details:

Hangul	잠
Revised Romanization	Jam
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Genre	Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release date	21 May 2023 (Cannes) 6 September 2023 (South Korea)
Running time	1hr 35min
Starring	Jung Yu-mi Lee Sun-kyun
Directed by	Jason Yu
Screenplay by	Jason Yu
Produced by	Lewis Tae-wan Kim
Cinematography by	Tae-soo Kim
Edited by	Mee-yeon Han
Music by	Hyuk-jin Chang Yong-jin Chang
Production Company	Lewis Pictures
Distributor	Lotte Entertainment

Sleep Movie Cast & Characters:

Jung Yu-mi as Soo-jin
Lee Sun-kyun as Hyeon-soo
Kim Gook-hee as Min-jeong

Storyline:

Hyeon-soo and Soo-jin are newlyweds. One night, she discovers Hyeon-soo sleepwalking, with a strange behavior that is not like him. Every time night falls, she becomes restless, for fear that her husband will harm their newborn.

Sleep Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:

Budget	N/A
Worldwide Collection	US$10.7 million

About Sleep Movie:

Sleep (Korean: 잠; RR: jam) is a South Korean black comedy horror mystery thriller film written and directed by Jason Yu, in his feature debut. The film stars Jung Yu-mi and Lee Sun-kyun.

Principal photography concluded on 12 April 2022.

On 17 April 2023, Sleep was selected to be screened in the Critics’ Week section at the 76th Cannes Film Festiva where it had its world premiere on 21 May 2023. The screening took place at Espace Miramar, in the presence of Jason Yu, Jung Yu-mi and Lee Sun-kyun.

Distribution rights to the film were acquired by Lotte Entertainment, who released it in South Korea on 6 September 2023. Lee died on 27 December 2023, making Sleep one of his final film appearances.

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