Sleep (2023 film)

Sleep
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
잠
Revised RomanizationJam
Directed byJason Yu
Screenplay byJason Yu[1]
Produced byLewis Tae-wan Kim[1]
Starring
CinematographyTae-soo Kim[1]
Edited byMee-yeon Han[1]
Music by
  • Hyuk-jin Chang[1]
  • Yong-jin Chang[1]
Production
company
Lewis Pictures[1]
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release dates
  • 21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) (South Korea)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$10.3 million[2]

Sleep (Korean: 잠; RR: jam) is a 2023 South Korean black comedy horror mystery thriller[3][4][5] film written and directed by Jason Yu, in his feature debut. The film stars Jung Yu-mi and Lee Sun-kyun. It screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023. It was released in South Korea on 6 September 2023. Lee died on 27 December 2023, making Sleep one of his final film appearances.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sleep 잠 / Jam". Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2023". KOFIC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (17 April 2023). "Cannes Critics' Week Unveils Lineup of 62nd Edition". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ Noh, Jean (21 May 2023). "Jason Yu talks Critics' Week title 'Sleep', praised by Palme d'Or and Oscar-winner Bong Joon Ho". Screen International. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ Haddad, Yohan (17 April 2023). "La Semaine de la Critique 2023 dévoile sa sélection". Première (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2023.