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The 8th Night

The 8th Night

Mystery · Thriller · Horror · 2021

With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.

Movie details

The 8th Night

“Dark night of the soul.”

2021 Mystery · Thriller · Horror 1h 55m

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6.2 / 10

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With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The 8th Night?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Kim Tae-hyoung

Written by

Kim Tae-hyoung

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Park Jin-soo / Seon Hwa

Nam Da-reum

Nam Da-reum

Cheong-seok

Park Hae-joon

Park Hae-joon

Kim Ho-tae

Kim You-jung

Kim You-jung

Ae-ran

Kim Dong-young

Kim Dong-young

Dong-jin

Lee Eol

Lee Eol

Ha-jeong

Choi Jin-ho

Choi Jin-ho

Jun-cheol

Court is in session

Put The 8th 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.