# Bleak Night
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{{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](/source/Yoon_Sung-hyun)
| producer = Yoon Sung-hyun
Kim Seung-june
Park Ki-yong
Jang Hyun-soo
| writer = Yoon Sung-hyun
| starring = [Lee Je-hoon](/source/Lee_Je-hoon)
[Seo Jun-young](/source/Seo_Jun-young)
[Park Jeong-min](/source/Park_Jeong-min_(actor))
[Jo Sung-ha](/source/Jo_Sung-ha)
| music = Park Min-joon
| cinematography = Byeon Bong-seon
| editing = Yoon Sung-hyun
| studio = KAFA Films
| distributor = Filament Pictures
[CJ Entertainment](/source/CJ_Entertainment)
| released = {{Film date|2010|10|09|[BIFF](/source/Busan_International_Film_Festival)|2011|03|03|South Korea}}
| runtime = 116 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross = {{USD|143,437}}[[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2011W24&id=_fBLEAKNIGHT01 "Bleak Night (2011)"]. ''[Box Office Mojo](/source/Box_Office_Mojo)''. Retrieved 2014-01-16.]
}}
'''''Bleak Night''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^파수꾼|rr=yes|lit=The Lookout}}) is a 2010 South Korean coming-of-age [drama film](/source/drama_film) written and directed by [Yoon Sung-hyun](/source/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.[{{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}}] 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](/source/Lee_Je-hoon), as well as Best New Director for Yoon at the [Grand Bell Awards](/source/Grand_Bell_Awards) and [Busan Film Critics Awards](/source/Busan_Film_Critics_Awards).[{{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](/source/The_Korea_Herald)|date=18 October 2011}}][{{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}}]
== Plot ==
Still mystified by his son's death, the father ([Jo Sung-ha](/source/Jo_Sung-ha)) of high school student Ki-tae ([Lee Je-hoon](/source/Lee_Je-hoon)) tries to track down his two best friends, classmates Hee-joon ([Park Jeong-min](/source/Park_Jeong-min_(actor))) and Dong-yoon ([Seo Jun-young](/source/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.[{{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](/source/Film_Business_Asia)|date=11 January 2011}}][{{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](/source/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}}][{{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](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|date=15 February 2011}}]
== Cast ==
* [Lee Je-hoon](/source/Lee_Je-hoon) as Ki-tae
* [Seo Jun-young](/source/Seo_Jun-young) as Dong-yoon
* [Park Jeong-min](/source/Park_Jeong-min_(actor)) as Baek Hee-joon ("Becky")
* [Jo Sung-ha](/source/Jo_Sung-ha) as Ki-tae's father
* Bae Jae-ki as Jae-ho
* [Lee Cho-hee](/source/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](/source/15th_Busan_International_Film_Festival) [Busan International Film Festival](/source/Busan_International_Film_Festival)
| [New Currents](/source/New_Currents) Award
| ''Bleak Night''
| {{won}}
| [{{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}}]
|-
| rowspan=18|2011
! rowspan="4" scope="row"|20th [Buil Film Awards](/source/Buil_Film_Awards)
| rowspan=2|Best New Actor
| [Park Jeong-min](/source/Park_Jeong-min_(actor))
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [Seo Jun-young](/source/Seo_Jun-young)
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| Best New Director
| rowspan=2|[Yoon Sung-hyun](/source/Yoon_Sung-hyun)
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| Best Screenplay
| {{nom}}
|
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row"|35th [Hong Kong International Film Festival](/source/Hong_Kong_International_Film_Festival)
| [FIPRESCI](/source/FIPRESCI) Prize
| rowspan=3|''Bleak Night''
| {{won}}
| rowspan=2|[{{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](/source/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}}]
|-
| SIGNIS Award
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| 40th [International Film Festival Rotterdam](/source/International_Film_Festival_Rotterdam)
| Tiger Award
| {{nom}}
|
|-
! rowspan=2 scope="row"|[48th](/source/48th_Grand_Bell_Awards) [Grand Bell Awards](/source/Grand_Bell_Awards)
| Best New Director
| [Yoon Sung-hyun](/source/Yoon_Sung-hyun)
| {{won}}
| rowspan=2|[{{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](/source/The_Korea_Herald)|date=18 October 2011}}]
|-
| rowspan=3|Best New Actor
| rowspan=2|[Lee Je-hoon](/source/Lee_Je-hoon)
| {{won}}
|-
! rowspan=3 scope="row"|[32nd](/source/32nd_Blue_Dragon_Film_Awards) [Blue Dragon Film Awards](/source/Blue_Dragon_Film_Awards)
| {{won}}
| rowspan=3 |[{{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](/source/The_Korea_Herald)}}]
|-
| [Seo Jun-young](/source/Seo_Jun-young)
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Best New Director
| rowspan=5|[Yoon Sung-hyun](/source/Yoon_Sung-hyun)
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| 12th [Busan Film Critics Awards](/source/Busan_Film_Critics_Awards)
| {{won}}
|
|-
! scope="row"| [5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards](/source/5th_Asia_Pacific_Screen_Awards)
| [Best Screenplay](/source/Asia_Pacific_Screen_Award_for_Best_Screenplay)
| {{nom}}
|
|-
! scope="row"| 21st Black Movie Festival
| Young Adults Jury Awards
| {{won}}
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| [Cine 21](/source/Cine_21) Awards
|Best New Director
| {{won}}
| rowspan=2|[{{cite web|url=http://www.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=68614=|title=Cine 21 Awards 2011|website=[Cine21](/source/Cine21)|date=3 January 2012}}]
|-
| rowspan=3 |Best New Actor
| rowspan=3 |[Lee Je-hoon](/source/Lee_Je-hoon)
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| 19th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2012
! scope="row"| 3rd KOFRA Film Awards
| {{won}}
| [{{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](/source/Soompi)|date=1 February 2012|accessdate=2014-05-13}}]{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on [WP:KO/RS](/source/WP%3AKO%2FRS)|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
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