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Midnight

2021 · 103 min

A relentless, nerve-shredding chase that traps you in the silence and desperation of its hunted heroine.

Directed by: Kwon Oh-seung
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Jin Ki-joo, Wi Ha-jun, Park Hoon

Tagline: Silence kills.
Overview: A serial killer ruthlessly hunts down a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea after she witnesses his brutal crime.

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Directed by: Kwon Oh-seung
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Jin Ki-joo, Wi Ha-jun, Park Hoon

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
family
violence
crime
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	9
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller, crime
Directed by: Kwon Oh-seung
Written by: Kwon Oh-seung
Starring: Jin Ki-joo, Wi Ha-jun, Park Hoon, Kil Hae-yeon, Kim Hye-yoon, Park Ji-hoon, Jung Won-chang, Lee Sang-hee
Music: Hwang Sang-jun
Cinematography: Cha Taek-kyun
Runtime: 103 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Sinhalese, Korean

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