Sleep (2024)
Director: Jason Yu Run Time: 95 min. Rating: NR Release Year: 2023
Starring: Jung Yu-mi, Kim Kuk-hee, Lee Kyung-jin, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoon Kyung-ho
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
About the film:
World Premiere, 2023 Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week
Official Selection, 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
Hyun-su and Soo-jin are newlyweds. Seemingly out of nowhere, Hyun-su starts talking in his sleep. From that night on, whenever he falls asleep, he transforms into someone else with no recollection of what happened the night before. Soo-jin is overwhelmed with anxiety that he may hurt her family while she sleeps, so much so that she can hardly sleep due to her intense fear. Despite sleep treatment, Hyun-su’s sleepwalking only intensifies, and she begins to feel that her unborn child may be in danger…
“Jason Yu crafts a twisty delight that leaves you doubting what you’re seeing and wondering what to believe right till the last moment.”
—Alissa Wilkinson, Vox
About the filmmaker:
Jason Yu is a South Korean filmmaker who began cultivating an interest in storytelling when he stumbled upon a creative writing class at university. He consumed countless films during his years in the military, further solidifying his love for the craft. Upon discharge, he joined the university’s filmmaking club, where he studied directors and created his own short films. After graduating, he worked on film sets and continued to direct his own films. Yu worked as an assistant director on Dir. Love Lee’s Real (2017) and on Dir. Bong Joon Ho’s Okja (2017). His short film The Favor (2018) won awards at numerous film festivals in Korea. Yu’s debut feature film, Sleep (2024), premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
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