Actress Kim Dan makes her first screen challenge through the film "Night on Earth."
"Night on Earth" (director Jeong Su-hyeon/ screenwriters Kim Yoon-seon, Jeong Su-hyeon/ creator Park So-yeon) is set against a society thrown into turmoil by the appearance of a mutated jellyfish, and depicts the story of young man Su, who had been avoiding life and hiding in a bathtub, meeting people at the illegal clinic "Manbok Pension" and coming to reexamine his life. Based on the short story of the same name by writer Im Seon-woo, the work blends fantastical imagination with a lyrical coming-of-age narrative.
Kim Dan plays Su, a hikikomori youth who withdraws into a bathtub and lives in seclusion. Having been completely alone for years, Su is a precarious character who wanders constantly on the boundary between life and death.
At the illegal clinic "Manbok Pension," Su encounters the owner Hee-jo (played by Park Yu-rim) and employee Kang (played by Shin Ryu-jin), and through the process of interacting with other guests who visit the pension, he is expected to reflect on himself and portray the complex inner life of youth.
Kim Dan proved her potential as an actress with steady acting and fresh charm by playing Moon Ung, a freshman on Hanyang Physical Education High School's rugby team, in SBS's Try: We Become Miracles, which ended last August, portraying the passionate coming-of-age story of youth chasing their dreams.
Having announced her screen debut following the small screen with "Night on Earth," Kim Dan is set to show a new transformation as a youth character of a different tone than her previous work. Attention is focused on what charm the next-generation prospect Kim Dan will bring to audiences on the screen.
Meanwhile, "Night on Earth," where audiences can see Kim Dan's fresh performance, wrapped filming in October and has entered postproduction aiming for release.
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