Um Tae Goo's Latest Film, Night In Paradise, Airs On Netflix April 9

JAKARTA - After releasing The Call and Space Sweepers, Netflix has launched another Korean film titled Night in Paradise. Since October 2020, this film has been predicted to air on streaming services considering that some cinemas in South Korea have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Night in Paradise tells of Tae-Gu (Um Tae Goo), a reliable criminal gang member. He has a younger sister and a nephew. One day, because his brother was sick, he left the gang to take care of him.

As it turns out, another criminal group attacks Tae-Gu and gets his younger brother and nephew killed in the exploding car. Tae-Gu also tries to fight the gang and goes to Jeju Island.

There, he meets Jae-Yeon (Jeon Yeo-Bin) who has little time to live. They help each other.

Directed by Park Hoon-jung, Night in Paradise is the only Korean film to be shown at the Venice International Film Festival. This film is predicted to be the best gangster film from South Korea which has a complicated character with extraordinary direction.

Park Hoon-jung is a director who has experience directing crime and noir genre films such as New World, VIP, and The Witch: Part 1.

Apart from Um Tae-goo and Jeon Yeo Bin, Night in Paradise was played by Cha Seung-won, Lee Ki-young, Park Ho-san, and Cho Dong-in.

Night in Paradise will air on April 9 via the Netflix streaming service.