Hull Independent Cinema: SLEEP

Hull Independent Cinema presents...
THE BEAST
Dir Jason Yu | 2023 | South Korea | 95 min | 15 | Korean

Soo-jin becomes worried about her husband Hyun-su's sleeping habits when what she thinks is just some light sleep-talking and snoring becomes something else when a neighbour tells her about the strange noises coming from their apartment at night. As Hyun-su’s nighttime habits grow more erratic – and grotesque – the divide between his day and night selves becomes increasingly challenging for Soo-jin to deal with, and she takes desperate measures to do so in a thrilling, blackly comic body horror.

Starring Kim Gook Hee, Yoon Kyung-ho, Lee Sun-kyun

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
Cannes Film Festival: Nominee, Critics Week Grand Prize & Golden Camera
Grand Bell Awards: Nominee, 6 awards inc Best Film & Best Actress
Blue Dragon Awards: Winner, Best Actress
Asian Film Awards: Nominee, Best Actress & Best Screenplay

REVIEWS
"A directorial debut of poised peril that should inspire both laughs and a few sleepless nights."
Nick Schager, The Daily Beast

"Jason Yu crafts a twisty delight that leaves you doubting what you’re seeing and wondering what to believe right
till the last moment." Alissa Wilkinson, Vox

"A phenomenal debut, a movie that rises to an incredible climax that should have people talking." Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

ACCESSIBILITY
This film will be presented with Descriptive Subtitles. Please read on for more information.

Hull Independent Cinema is working towards creating more accessibility for our audiences. HIC have decided to present all our films with descriptive subtitles, where available.

Descriptive subtitles refer to subtitles intended for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. They are also known as HOH (Hard of Hearing) subtitles or SDH (Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing). These subtitles are a transcription rather than a just translation; in addition to reproducing dialogue, they aim to describe additional non-dialogue sounds available to a hearing audience, e.g. “(sighs)” or “(door creaks)” and song lyrics. In our experience, guests do not find the subtitles distracting, especially as the majority of our films are subtitled foreign language films.

AGE RATING
SLEEP is rated 15. Under 15s will not be admitted. For more information, please see the film's page on the BBFC website

Programme Details
The venue is open all day, so why not come along early to grab a drink and a snack? The programme run time includes an allowance for introductions and up to three trailers. While we will endeavour to accommodate latecomers, this may not always be possible. Please note that we reserve the right to refuse entry, without a refund, to anyone arriving after the advertised start time.

Please note the pedestrian entrance to Princes Quay is either via the Quayside entrance (next to Nandos) or via the footpath from Waterhouse Lane / Bonus Arena. Both entrances off Carr Lane are closed after 6pm. The car park entrance remains unaffected.

Contact Us
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Ticket Terms and Conditions
If any tickets remain unsold they can be purchased on the door on the night of the screening, but we strongly advise buying in advance. Advance tickets must be purchased; we cannot reserve tickets. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. If you purchase a member or CEA / IV Companion ticket, your membership card or a CEA / IV card MUST be presented along with your ticket on the door when you come to a film. If you do not have your card we reserve the right to charge the non-discount rate for your ticket.