By MICHAEL GINGOLD
It’s coming to keep U.S. audiences up at night next month.
Magnet Releasing will bring SLEEP to theaters and digital platforms September 27. One of the eeriest Asian films in recent years (see our review here), it was written and directed by Jason Yu and stars Jung Yu-mi, Lee Sun-kyun (PARASITE) and Kim Gook-hee. The synopsis: “SLEEP follows newlyweds Hyun-su [Lee] and Soo-jin [Jung], whose domestic bliss is disrupted when Hyun-su begins speaking in his sleep, ominously stating, ‘Someone’s inside.’ From that night on, whenever he falls asleep, Hyun-su transforms into someone else, with no recollection of what happened the night before. Overwhelmed with anxiety that he may hurt himself or their young family, Soo-jin can barely sleep because of this irrational fear. Despite treatment, Hyun-su’s sleepwalking only intensifies, and Soo-jin begins to feel that her unborn child may be in danger.”
