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In the aftermath of a car crash, a man discovers his dreams are tied to a stranger's sleepwalking.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Ki-duk Kim

Release Date: September 1, 2008

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  • May 3, 2010
    It stroke me to see that the gorgeous male protagonist speaks Japanese throughout the entire film and all the other characters speak Korean, and yet everyone understands each other completely. A beautiful Jungian reflection on the Buddhist Yin/Yang attraction, mystical and myster... read moreious, very different from Ki-Duk's mostly silent previous films.
  • February 6, 2009
    Kim Ki-duk showcases another excellent example of his own brand of cinematic poetry. The story and characters are there to simply there to represent the themes of the piece so don't go looking for logical reasons behind peoples actions. It's a mediation on dreams and love and als... read moreo a slight look into the desires of the subconscious. The imagery is magnificent, especially the dream sequences, and the ending is classic haunting Kim. More dialogue than usual and slightly stranger, this is a small evolution for Kim.
  • June 16, 2010
    I love Ki-Duk Kim's films (3-IRON, SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... AND SPRING) and this one hits all the right buttons; off-centre story (man has dreams about his lost love, girl acts them out in her sleep), slow pace, small number of enigmatic characters, atmospheric ending. The... read more scenes where the man tries to avoid falling to sleep were a bit yucky though..

  • January 12, 2011
    Once again, Kim Ki-duk inserts his metaphorical finales that go way over my head. Does anyone understand his films on the first viewing, without analytical devotion? Eh, probably not, but who cares as long as there's wacky romance and momentary violence punctuating it. I was begi... read morenning to think I was going a bit crazy with the Japanese/Korean mix, but my stupid self forgot to relate it to the film concept about the dualistic yin-yang in daoist philosophy. A really intriguing concept, this idea that two seemingly unrelated characters when asleep become violently or sexually sonambulant and a witness to the sleepwalker, respectively. Directed in a sort of magical realist style, and a lot more talkative than Ki-duk's other films, this film's approach to the titular topic deserves more than one watch.
  • September 26, 2009
    pretty disappointing for KKD. the bilingual touch was interesting and there were some beautiful scenes but i lost interest halfway thru.
  • December 22, 2008
    Mildly interesting concept: a girl sleepwalks a boy's dreams. Fine acting, but who are these people? Kim's characters don't inhabit the real world so it's difficult to get inside them. They're two isolated beings who exist in a 'what if?' universe. They must fall in love or never... read more sleep at the same time. Nothing special nor thought provoking for me here. Just another movie, which is a bit of a let down from Kim.

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Anton Bitel
August 5, 2009
Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

unravelling the film's evolving ambiguities is like trying to define the sound of one hand clapping. Full Review

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