Sleep15

Directed by Jason Yu | South Korea | 2023 | 1h 35m | Korean w/ English subtitles | Starring Lee Sun-kyun, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Gook Hee, Yoon Kyung-ho

Late one night, a young woman is awakened by her husband’s sinister mutterings in his sleep. As the nights pass, his behaviour becomes increasingly unpredictable, escalating from sleep-talking to sleep-walking and hinting at something even more disturbing. Writer-director Jason Yu, who has previously collaborated with South Korean luminaries Lee Chang-dong and Bong Joon-ho, balances humour, horror, and suspense in his chilling directorial debut.

Reviews

‘It’s an impressive first feature from Jason Yu, who is as adept at wielding the sly observational comedy of the film’s first half as he is at ratcheting up the claustrophobic tension later on.’
★★★★
Wendy Ide, The Observer

‘Despite sleepiness being part of its premise, the pacing of Yu’s film is propulsive, and the deft detours into dark comedy are a highlight. But it’s Jung and Lee’s work that lingers the most’
★★★★
Josh Slater-Williams, Little White Lies

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