Midnight Runners

"Trainees by day, detectives by night."

2017 1h 49m KO

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 260

ComedyActionCrimeThriller

Synopsis

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Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. So the duo decide to take the matter into their own hands and rescue the woman.

“Trainees by day, detectives by night.”

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Cast

Park Seo-jun
Ki-joon
Kang Ha-neul
Hee-yeol
Sung Dong-il
Professor Yang
Park Ha-seon
Joo-hee
Go Joon
Young-choon
Lee Ho-jung
Yoon-jeong
Bae Yu-ram
Jae-ho
Cho Joon
Koon-ho

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jason Kim
Writers: Jason Kim
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jason Kim, shot by Cho Sang-yun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeong Jin-ho. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Park Seo-jun and Kang Ha-neul and Sung Dong-il carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Trainees by day, detectives by night.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7056732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jason Kim directs. Cho Sang-yun behind the camera. Jeong Jin-ho scores. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Jason Kim, shot by Cho Sang-yun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jeong Jin-ho. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Park Seo-jun and Kang Ha-neul and Sung Dong-il carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Trainees by day, detectives by night.".
7IMDB entry: tt7056732 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.