White Night
2009 2h 15m movie Film South Korea

White Night

백야행: 하얀 어둠 속을 걷다

“It all began 14 years ago.”

Synopsis

백야행: 하얀 어둠 속을 걷다

“It all began 14 years ago.”

A pawnbroker is found murdered in a remote town in a derelict building. Three people come under suspicion but all of them have perfect alibis and the investigation comes to a standstill. Almost fifteen years pass and the lead inspector decides to re-investigate.

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The 2008–2010 South Korea Window

White Night holds position #63 of 128 South Korea films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010
  2. Iljimae
    #2

    Iljimae

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  3. Dong Yi
    #3

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010
  4. Running Man
    #4

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010
  5. Castaway on the Moon
    #5

    Castaway on the Moon

    ★ 8.0 · 2009
  6. Personal Taste
    #6

    Personal Taste

    ★ 8.0 · 2010
  7. King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo
    #7

    King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo

    ★ 7.9 · 2010
  8. I Saw the Devil
    #8

    I Saw the Devil

    ★ 7.8 · 2010

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when White Night premiered alongside 36 others.

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Mystery + Romance in South Korea

9 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding White Night itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.

The 374th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).

Audience Engagement

33
Reviews
61st
Review-volume percentile
56th
Popularity percentile

33 audience reviews — more than 61% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 56th percentile among South Korea films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,006 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Mystery productions specifically: #154 of 201 (top 77%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesCinema Service, Barunson, CJ Entertainment
Runtime2h 15m
Release DateNovember 19, 2009
IMDbtt1533114