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Is it a slasher that turns the idea behind » Don’t Breathe » inside out and after a blind man now focuses on a deaf woman? Or is it a gripping action thriller that manages to use an entire city as its setting while still creating claustrophobic tension? When the South Korean insider tip “ Midnight ” was mentioned at a FILMSTARTS conference , this was exactly the question that came up. It doesn’t matter whether this is a serial killer horror thriller or a nocturnal, claustrophobic actioner.
Because at its core, «Midnight» is a nerve-wracking game of cat-and-mouse between a killer and his intended target . What » Squid Game » fans will also be interested in: Cop actor Wi Ha-joon switches to the other side of the law here and plays a bloodthirsty villain role. Despite his involvement, ‘Midnight’ has been largely overlooked — but thanks to its recent home theater release, there’s hope that’s beginning to change:
» «Midnight» on DVD at Amazon *
» «Midnight» Blu-ray at Amazon *
» «Midnight» in Mediabook at Amazon *
In addition to the standard DVD and Blu-ray, a limited media book has also been released. This collector’s edition of the latest film from producer Hyun-woo Kim , who is also responsible for the legendary brutal thriller » I Saw The Devil «, includes the DVD and Blu-ray of «Midnight» as well as a 16-page booklet with numerous film information.
«Midnight»: You can’t scream for help
The call center employee Kyung-Mi ( Ki-Joo Jin ) already has to put up with a few mean things at her workplace — because hardly anyone takes the deaf young woman seriously. But the spitefulness in the office is a bed of roses against the terror she has to endure one night: she is targeted by the serial killer Do-sik (Wi Ha-joon) — and despite the help of her mother ( Hae-Yeon Gil ), she does not succeed to convince the police of the seriousness of the situation. Even the good-natured policeman Jong Tak ( Park Hoon ) repeatedly lets himself be dissuaded from the case…
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