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Lucid Dream

Lucid Dream

The culprit and the clues are all in his dream.

20176.41h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by Kim Joon-Sung
Written by Kim Joon-Sung, Lee Young-jong
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0M0

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Top Cast

Go Soo

Go Soo

Choi Dae-ho

Sul Kyung-gu

Sul Kyung-gu

Detective Song Bang-sub

MICKY Yoochun

MICKY Yoochun

Kwon Yong-hyun

Kang Hye-jung

Kang Hye-jung

So-hyun

Park In-hwan

Park In-hwan

Kang Sung-pil

Cheon Ho-jin

Cheon Ho-jin

Jo Myung-chul

Jun Suk-ho

Jun Suk-ho

Choi Kyung-hwan

Kim Kang-hoon

Kim Kang-hoon

Choi Min-woo

N

Nico Birnbaum

Reporter (voice)

Lee Shi-a

Lee Shi-a

Choi Mi-yeon

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Themes & Keywords

time travelchild kidnapping

About Lucid Dream

Lucid Dream is a science fiction, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of time travel, child kidnapping. Directed by Kim Joon-Sung, it stars Go Soo, Sul Kyung-gu, MICKY Yoochun. 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.

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