‘Midnight at the Paradise’ is a Love Letter to Film, Music, and the City of Toronto
'Midnight at the Paradise' premieres tomorrow at Toronto's Paradise Theatre! I had the pleasure to sit down with Vanessa Matsui to discuss the making of this film.
The Square (2025)
Isak Borg is the first secretary of Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang. Even though he's a diplomat, he is secretly dating Bok-joo, a local traffic officer. One day, after a shady man was seen at their secret meeting spot, Bok-joo goes missing. With his departure date approaching, Borg searches for Bok-joo and begins to get suspicious of his interpreter, Lee Myeong-jun.
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Isak Borg is the first secretary of Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang. Even though he's a diplomat, he is secretly dating Bok-joo, a local traffic officer. One day, after a shady man was seen at their secret meeting spot, Bok-joo goes missing. With his departure date approaching, Borg searches for Bok-joo and begins to get suspicious of his interpreter, Lee Myeong-jun.
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Genre:Animation, Drama, Romance
Written By:Kim Bo-sol
In Theaters:6/7/2025
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Runtime:74 minutes
Studio:Korean Academy of Film Arts
Cast
Kim Bo-sol
Director
Jeon Woon-jong
Lee Myeong-jun (voice)
Lee Chan-yong
Isak Borg (voice)
Lee Ga-young
Seo Bok-joo (voice)
Lee Yoo-jun
Jin-cheol (voice)
Seo Won-seok
Granberg (voice)
Nam Kee-ae
Grandmother (voice)
Song Cheol-ho
Quarter Guard (voice)
Kim Pyung-jo
Market Security Officer (voice)
Lee Bo-hee
Market Vendor (voice)
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