Lucid Dream

Lucid Dream (2017)

루시드 드림

The culprit and the clues are all in his dream.

Dae-ho, an investigative journalist, seeks to track down the whereabouts of his son who was abducted three years ago. With the help of a detective and a psychiatrist friend, he will retrace his memory of the incident through the use of lucid dreaming techniques.

Date of release
2017-02-22
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (238)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Science Fiction, Thriller
Director
Kim Joon-Sung

Casting

Interesting facts

Lucid Dream is a 2017 South Korean science fiction mystery-thriller film written and directed by Kim Joon-sung. The film was released theatrically in South Korea on February 22, 2017. Netflix acquired the film for distribution in all other countries, premiering it on June 2, 2017.

Production

When writing Lucid Dream, Kim Joon-sung was inspired by the 2010 science fiction film Inception and his own experiences with lucid dreaming.

When asked what drew him to the production, lead actor Go Soo stated, "I enjoyed its lightweight feel, like reading a sci-fi novel...But I got nervous and had sweaty hands after reading through it. So I told the director that I wanted in although I was not that good at acting." Go Soo gained 10 kg, and later lost more than 18 kg, in order to physically portray the state of his character before and after he loses his son.

Principal photography began on April 6, 2015. Filming concluded on June 29, 2015 in front of Namhae Catholic Church in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk Province, South Korea.

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