Movie No. 76 (2016): BLEAK NIGHT
Bleak Night (2010)
Director: Yoon Sung-hyun
Cast: Lee Je-hoon, Park Jung-min, Seo Jun-young, Jo Sung-ha
In Korean, with English subtitles
Like the father who is mystified about his estranged son's suicide, we need answers. The father reaches out to the two best friends - one moved to another school a few weeks before the tragedy, the other didn't attend the wake. Through flashbacks and points of view of the best friends we only get glimpses of what could have triggered the suicide. There are things they can't share to the grieving father. This takes us to the sad and turbulent relationship of the three friends. We easily get involved because we know, these things happen to boys of their age, usually under the nose of their parents.
Director: Yoon Sung-hyun
Cast: Lee Je-hoon, Park Jung-min, Seo Jun-young, Jo Sung-ha
In Korean, with English subtitles
Like the father who is mystified about his estranged son's suicide, we need answers. The father reaches out to the two best friends - one moved to another school a few weeks before the tragedy, the other didn't attend the wake. Through flashbacks and points of view of the best friends we only get glimpses of what could have triggered the suicide. There are things they can't share to the grieving father. This takes us to the sad and turbulent relationship of the three friends. We easily get involved because we know, these things happen to boys of their age, usually under the nose of their parents.
Everything in this movie is bleak. The story is bleak. The cinematography is bleak. Even the milieu is bleak. This is how it's supposed to be. It's bleak, but remarkable. I don't know how to write a review that justifies how great the movie is. The actor who played Ki-Tae, the high school bully who committed suicide, captures all the necessary nuances of the character. I can;t imagine any other actor who can effortlessly play Ki-Tae.
This is one of the most remarkable movies I've seen so far.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: November 1, 2016
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