The 8th Night

"Dark night of the soul."

2021 1h 55m KO

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 173

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Synopsis

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With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.

“Dark night of the soul.”

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Cast

Lee Sung-min
Park Jin-soo / Seon Hwa
Nam Da-reum
Cheong-seok
Park Hae-joon
Kim Ho-tae
Kim You-jung
Ae-ran
Kim Dong-young
Dong-jin
Lee Eol
Ha-jeong
Choi Jin-ho
Jun-cheol
Go Seo-hee
Shaman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Tae-hyoung
Writers: Kim Tae-hyoung
Languages: English, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Tae-hyoung, shot by Choo Kyoung-yeob. 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 Shim Hyun-jung. 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 Sun-min 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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Lee Sung-min and Nam Da-reum and Park Hae-joon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Dark night of the soul.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14781176 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kim Tae-hyoung directs. Choo Kyoung-yeob behind the camera. Shim Hyun-jung scores. Kim Sun-min cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in English, Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
3Directed by Kim Tae-hyoung, shot by Choo Kyoung-yeob. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shim Hyun-jung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lee Sung-min and Nam Da-reum and Park Hae-joon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Dark night of the soul.".
8IMDB entry: tt14781176 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "monk", "supernatural", "buddha", "resurrection".