Night in Paradise
2020 2h 11m movie Film South Korea

Night in Paradise

낙원의 밤

“No Safe Haven.”

Synopsis

낙원의 밤

“No Safe Haven.”

An assassin named Tae-goo is offered a chance to switch sides with his rival Bukseong gang, headed by Chairman Doh. Tae-goo rejects the offer that results in the murder of his sister and niece. In revenge, Tae-goo brutally kills Chairman Doh and his men and flees to Jeju Island where he meets Jae-yeon, a terminally ill woman. Though, the henchman of the Bukseong gang, Executive Ma is mercilessly hunting Tae-goo to take revenge.

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Films and series that share thematic tags with Night in Paradise. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2020s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Night in Paradise premiered. 301 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
216
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #712 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #106 of 202 (top 52%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Spoken Languages Korean, Russian
Production Companies Next Entertainment World, Peppermint&company, Goldmoon Film
Runtime 2h 11m
Release Date September 3, 2020
IMDb tt12792418
Official Site www.netflix.com

Themes & Motifs

  • gangster
  • sister
  • flashback
  • love
  • revenge
  • film noir
  • betrayal
  • massacre
  • south korea
  • extreme violence
  • jeju island

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