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RUNTIME
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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Midnight Express
2011 0h 20m KO
RomanceComedy
Synopsis
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Jin-soo is a lonely father who has sent his wife and daughter abroad to study. One night, he hears about how a young man living next door broke up with his girlfriend. Jin-soo suggests his neighbor go to his girlfriend´s place to confess his love.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jung In-gi
Jin-soo
Koo Kyo-hwan
a young man
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kim Ui-seok
- Writers
- Kim Ui-seok
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
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The take
Kim Ui-seok directs. Baek Seong-bin behind the camera. Sunwoo Jung-a scores. Kim Ui-seok cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 15 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Kim Ui-seok, shot by Baek Seong-bin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Sunwoo Jung-a. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Kim Ui-seok shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Jung In-gi and Koo Kyo-hwan carry the top of the cast.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Baek Seong-bin
- Original score
- Sunwoo Jung-a
- Editing
- Kim Ui-seok
- Runtime
- 20 min · 0h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Kim Ui-seok
Key crew
- Lighting DirectorBaek Seong-bin
- EditorKim Ui-seok
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-02-10
