''Dream'' () is a
2008 South Korean film directed by
Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
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It is the fifteenth feature film by the director.
Plot
Jin awakes from a dream where he causes a traffic accident to find that the accident actually took place. The police suspect a woman, Ran, though she denies any involvement as she was asleep the whole time. It transpires that while Jin dreams, Ran acts out those dreams in her sleep.
Cast
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Joe Odagiri
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and musician.
Personal life
Joe Odagiri was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. Though he was accepted by Kochi University, he turned it down for an opportunity to study in the United States ...
as Jin
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Lee Na-young
Lee Na-young (born February 22, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in TV Series ''Ruler of Your Own World'' (2002), ''Ireland'' (2004) and ''Romance Is a Bonus Book'' (2019) and film '' Someone Special'' (20 ...
as Ran
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Park Ji-a
Park Ji-Ah (; born February 25, 1972), is a South Korean actress. She is a recurring actress in Kim Ki-duk's films, having appeared in five of his works from 2002 to 2008. Her performance in ''Breath'' was described as "terrific" by ''Variety'' a ...
as Jin's former lover
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Kim Tae-hyun as Ran's former lover
* Lee Joo-seok as traffic police officer
* Han Gi-joong as violent crimes police officer
* Lee Ho-yeong as crime scene police officer
* Kim Min-su as crime scene police officer
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Chang Mi-hee
Chang Mi-hee (born January 27, 1958) is a South Korean actress. She was born Lee Yun-hui in Seoul, South Korea in 1958. Chang debuted as an actress in 1976 as starring in ''Seong Chun-hyang jeon'' directed by Park Tae-won and TBC TV drama, ''Haen ...
as a doctor
Release
''Dream'' was released in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
on 9 October 2008,
[Dream (2008) - 비몽]
. ''HanCinema''. Retrieved on 25 November 2008. and on its opening weekend was ranked sixth at the box office with 39,042 admissions. As of 16 November, the film had received a total of 88,482 admissions,
and grossed a total of
$411,549.
South Korea Box Office November 14–16, 2008
. ''Box Office Mojo''. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
References
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2008 films
Films directed by Kim Ki-duk
South Korean independent films
2000s Japanese-language films
2000s Korean-language films
South Korean mystery films
Showbox films
South Korean fantasy films
Films set in prison
Films about dreams
Films about suicide
2008 multilingual films
South Korean multilingual films
2000s South Korean films