
Sleep
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What if the place you thought was safest suddenly became a battleground for your sanity?
Young couple Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) and Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) are about to become new parents when, one night, heavily pregnant Soo-jin wakes up from a deep slumber to her husband’s first act of parasomnia.
From then on, in the weeks and months that follow, Hyun-su’s behaviour gets increasingly more disturbing, transforming into someone unrecognisable once he falls asleep, with no recollection of what he gets up to. The couple try multiple approaches to combat his condition, from homemade solutions to medical intervention, but nothing seems to work.
Eventually, even after their child is born, Hyun-su’s actions grow more and more grotesque and bizarre, and Soo-jin begins to fear the worst. Desperate and sleep-deprived, she turns her hope towards a shaman, someone connected to the supernatural world, for help.
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“The movie expertly hits funny notes and light-relief moments that give us a break from fear while promising more to come.”
The Guardian
“Despite sleepiness being part of its premise, the pacing of Yu’s film is propulsive, and the deft detours into dark comedy – especially a reveal involving PowerPoint slides – are a highlight.”
Little White Lies
“Jason Yu knows how to stage a tense thriller and gives Sleep a sense of claustrophobia, using the small size of the apartment and some inventive camera movements to slightly change the apartment throughout the film, showing how the characters are losing their grip by making them unfamiliar with the place they know best in the world.”
Slashfilm

