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Korean Movie Review: Sleep (2023) ~ Can’t Sleep or Just Possessed?
A young couple’s marriage is put to the test when the husband suddenly develops a dangerous sleep behavior disorder.
“Sleep” is a 2023 Korean movie streaming on Disney+/Hulu; categorized as Fantasy, Supernatural, Horror, Thriller, Dark Comedy, and Mystery.
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In “Sleep”, Soo-Jin (played by Jung Yu-Mi) and Hyun-Soo (played by Lee Sun-Kyun) are a happily married young couple expecting a new addition to their family any day now. Her husband told there is nothing that they can’t overcome if they just stay together and work it out.
One night she rolled over to find him sitting up on the edge of the bed. He said, “someone’s inside”. Soo-Jin wasn’t sure what he meant. He climbed back into bed and went to sleep, but she got up to look around the house because she heard noises. Their door was open and the wind a blowing it back and forth. She shut the door but noticed bloody paw prints on the floor. They have a little dog and it was hiding underneath the bed.
That was the beginning of their nightmare.
- After that, she woke up and Hyun-Soo’s face was…
