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White Night

White Night

Mystery · Romance · Thriller · 2009

A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to re-investigate.

Movie details

White Night

“It all began 14 years ago.”

2009 Mystery · Romance · Thriller 2h 15m

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to re-investigate.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Park Shin-woo

Written by

Park Yeon-seon · Park Shin-woo

Son Ye-jin

Son Ye-jin

Yoo Mi-ho / Lee Ji-ah

Han Suk-kyu

Han Suk-kyu

Han Dong-soo

Go Soo

Go Soo

Kim Yo-han

Lee Min-jung

Lee Min-jung

Lee Si-yeong

Park Sung-woong

Park Sung-woong

Cha Seung-jo

Cha Hwa-yeon

Cha Hwa-yeon

Seo Hae-yeong

Jung Jin

Jung Jin

Park Tae-ho

Court is in session

Put White Night on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.