Right Stuf and their 5 Points Pictures wing have today announced the Region 1 DVD release of Bleak Night, which will be available for purchase from the 22nd January 2013.
Writer and director YOON Sung-hyun originally created Bleak Night – which was also his feature film debut – as a project for his coursework at the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA). It features the on-screen talents of LEE Je-hoon (The Front Line, Architecture 101), SEO Jun-young (Tree With Deep Roots TV, Eighteen), and PARK Jung-min (Golden TimeTV, Feast of the Gods TV) as the three teens at the story’s center, along with veteran actor CHO Seong-ha (The Yellow Sea, Helpless).
Since its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, Bleak Night has screened and received acclaim at events worldwide, including the Fantasia Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam (Tiger Awards), Hong Kong International Film Festival, Taipei Film Festival, Munich International Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, and the Korean Cultural Service/Subway Cinema Movie Night film series in New York.
5 Points Pictures’ release of Bleak Night will feature an upgraded English translation of the film, plus on-disc extras. Its current suggested retail price is $24.99, and exclusive of bonus material the film runs at 117 minutes.
ABOUT BLEAK NIGHT
A grieving father (CHO Seong-ha, The Yellow Sea) seeks to understand the circumstances that led his teenage son, Ki-tae (LEE Je-hoon, The Front Line), to commit suicide. The discovery of a photo prompts him to seek out the young man’s friends, Dong-yoon and Hee-june. Before viewers’ eyes, a complex picture of the dynamic between them develops: Friends and foes. Bullies and victims. Brothers and strangers.
What could have pushed the bond between the three young men past its breaking point?
