White Night
2012 1h 15m movie Film South Korea

White Night

백야

“Though it was just for one night, we were... for real, weren't we?”

Synopsis

백야

“Though it was just for one night, we were… for real, weren't we?”

Flight attendant Won-gyu left Korea 2 years ago with painful memories and now comes back. Won-gyu meets Tae-joon, who is a quick service delivery man and has a special night with him.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

The 2011–2013 South Korea Window

In the crowded 2011-2013 South Korea release window, White Night sits at #136 of 157. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters
    #1

    Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

    ★ 9.8 · 2012
  2. Tree with Deep Roots
    #2

    Tree with Deep Roots

    ★ 9.3 · 2011
  3. Bridal Mask
    #3

    Bridal Mask

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  4. Gu Family Book
    #4

    Gu Family Book

    ★ 8.3 · 2013
  5. The Return of Superman
    #5

    The Return of Superman

    ★ 8.3 · 2013
  6. Silenced
    #6

    Silenced

    ★ 8.2 · 2011
  7. Flower Boy Next Door
    #7

    Flower Boy Next Door

    ★ 8.2 · 2013
  8. 49 Days
    #8

    49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when White Night premiered alongside 53 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2012.

The 522nd 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

18
Reviews
37th
Review-volume percentile
20th
Popularity percentile

18 audience reviews — more than 37% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 20th percentile among South Korea films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on White Night, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • male homosexuality · 18
  • flight attendant · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • revenge · 210
  • lgbt · 73
  • boys' love (bl) · 69
  • gay theme · 67

Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,205 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #777 of 868 (top 90%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesCinema Dal
Runtime1h 15m
Release DateNovember 15, 2012
IMDbtt2753288