{{Infobox film | name = Bleak Night | image = BleakNight2010Poster.jpg | caption = South Korean poster | native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^파수꾼|hanja=把守꾼|lk=The Lookout}} | director = Yoon Sung-hyun | producer = Yoon Sung-hyun <br /> Kim Seung-june <br /> Park Ki-yong <br /> Jang Hyun-soo | writer = Yoon Sung-hyun | starring = Lee Je-hoon<br />Seo Jun-young<br />Park Jeong-min<br />Jo Sung-ha | music = Park Min-joon | cinematography = Byeon Bong-seon | editing = Yoon Sung-hyun | studio = KAFA Films | distributor = Filament Pictures<br />CJ Entertainment | released = {{Film date|2010|10|09|BIFF|2011|03|03|South Korea}} | runtime = 116 minutes | country = South Korea | language = Korean | budget = | gross = {{USD|143,437}}<ref>[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2011W24&id=_fBLEAKNIGHT01 "Bleak Night (2011)"]. ''Box Office Mojo''. Retrieved 2014-01-16.</ref> }} '''''Bleak Night''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^파수꾼|rr=yes|lit=The Lookout}}) is a 2010 South Korean coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Yoon Sung-hyun. The film is about a father's search for answers following his son's death, and the shifting dynamics at play among three high-school friends.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beck|first=Una|title=PREVIEW: Film ''Bleak Night''|url=http://www.tenasia.com/archives/6274|accessdate=2012-11-18|work=10Asia|date=3 March 2011|archive-date=2014-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607002713/http://www.tenasia.com/archives/6274|url-status=dead}}</ref> A Korean Academy of Film Arts graduation project by Yoon Sung-hyun, it received rave reviews and won several Best New Actor awards for Lee Je-hoon, as well as Best New Director for Yoon at the Grand Bell Awards and Busan Film Critics Awards.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Claire|title=Kim Ha-neul, Park Hae-il get top honors at Daejong Film Awards|url=http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20111018000778|accessdate=2012-11-18|work=The Korea Herald|date=18 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Jessica|title=''Late Autumn"''to take best pic for Busan critics award|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011120212583407372|accessdate=2012-11-18|work=10Asia|date=2 December 2011}}</ref>
== Plot == Still mystified by his son's death, the father (Jo Sung-ha) of high school student Ki-tae (Lee Je-hoon) tries to track down his two best friends, classmates Hee-joon (Park Jeong-min) and Dong-yoon (Seo Jun-young), to try to find an explanation. Through Ki-tae's classmate Jae-ho, the father meets Hee-joon, who says he cannot help as he moved schools "weeks before what happened to Ki-tae." Afterwards, Hee-joon berates Jae-ho for giving his phone number to Ki-tae's father but Jae-ho tells him that Ki-tae "went crazy" after he moved away. Hee-joon manages to trace Dong-yoon and urges him to contact Ki-tae's father and provide some answers. In parallel, flashbacks to the time gradually reveal what really happened, starting with Ki-tae's needling and bullying of Hee-joon and the latter's response.<ref>{{cite web|last=Elley|first=Derek|title=Bleak Night|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/bleak-night|accessdate=2012-11-18|work=Film Business Asia|date=11 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cho|first=Jae-eun|title=No easy answers in complex portrait of teen angst|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2933888|accessdate=2012-11-18|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=25 March 2011|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130127072359/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2933888|archivedate=27 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Young|first=Neil|title=Bleak Night: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bleak-night-film-review-99747|accessdate=2012-11-18|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=15 February 2011}}</ref>
== Cast == * Lee Je-hoon as Ki-tae * Seo Jun-young as Dong-yoon * Park Jeong-min as Baek Hee-joon ("Becky") * Jo Sung-ha as Ki-tae's father * Bae Jae-ki as Jae-ho * Lee Cho-hee as Se-jung, girlfriend of Dong-yoon
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Award ! scope="col" |Category ! scope="col" |Recipients ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Ref. |- | 2010 ! scope="row" | 15th Busan International Film Festival | New Currents Award | ''Bleak Night'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Bourne|url=http://www.meniscuszine.com/articles/201008317821/the-mvps-of-pusan-international-film-festival-2010-my-picks-for-the-best-films/|title=The best films of the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival|work=Meniscus Magazine|date=31 August 2010|accessdate=2014-05-13}}</ref> |- | rowspan=18|2011 ! rowspan="4" scope="row"|20th Buil Film Awards | rowspan=2|Best New Actor | Park Jeong-min | {{nom}} | |- | Seo Jun-young | {{nom}} | |- | Best New Director | rowspan=2|Yoon Sung-hyun | {{nom}} | |- | Best Screenplay | {{nom}} | |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row"|35th Hong Kong International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | rowspan=3|''Bleak Night'' | {{won}} | rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://35.hkiff.org/eng/news/detail/60.html|title=Winners of the 35th HKIFF competitions|work=Hong Kong International Film Festival|accessdate=2014-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515172921/http://35.hkiff.org/eng/news/detail/60.html|archive-date=2014-05-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | SIGNIS Award | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row"| 40th International Film Festival Rotterdam | Tiger Award | {{nom}} | |- ! rowspan=2 scope="row"|48th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Yoon Sung-hyun | {{won}} | rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20111018000778&ACE_SEARCH=1|title=Kim Ha-neul, Park Hae-il get top honors at Daejong Film Awards|website=The Korea Herald|date=18 October 2011}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3|Best New Actor | rowspan=2|Lee Je-hoon | {{won}} |- ! rowspan=3 scope="row"|32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | {{won}} | rowspan=3 |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20111127000224&ACE_SEARCH=1|title='The Unjust' best picture at Blue Dragon Awards|date=27 November 2011|website=The Korea Herald}}</ref> |- | Seo Jun-young | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2 |Best New Director | rowspan=5|Yoon Sung-hyun | {{won}} |- ! scope="row"| 12th Busan Film Critics Awards | {{won}} | |- ! scope="row"| 5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Screenplay | {{nom}} | |- ! scope="row"| 21st Black Movie Festival | Young Adults Jury Awards | {{won}} | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| Cine 21 Awards |Best New Director | {{won}} | rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=68614=|title=Cine 21 Awards 2011|website=Cine21|date=3 January 2012}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3 |Best New Actor | rowspan=3 |Lee Je-hoon | {{won}} |- ! scope="row"| 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | {{won}} | |- | 2012 ! scope="row"| 3rd KOFRA Film Awards | {{won}} | <!--Korean Film Reporters Association--> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2012/02/01/film-industry-reporters-pick-crucible-as-2011s-best-film/|title=Film Industry Reporters Pick ''Crucible'' As 2011′s Best Film|work=Soompi|date=1 February 2012|accessdate=2014-05-13}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=June 2025}} |- |}
== References == {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|1836099|Bleak Night}} * {{KMDb film|12565|Bleak Night}} * {{Hancinema film|Bleak_Night|Bleak Night}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|pasuggun|Bleak Night}} {{New Currents}}
Category:2010 films Category:2010s high school films Category:South Korean independent films Category:South Korean coming-of-age drama films Category:2010s teen drama films Category:South Korean high school films Category:Films about school violence Category:Films about bullying Category:Films about suicide Category:2010 Korean-language films Category:2010s coming-of-age drama films Category:2010 directorial debut films Category:2010 drama films Category:2010 South Korean films