The Night Fall

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Release Date

8/21/2026

Runtime

40 mins

Genres

Overview

Fifteen years after naturalizing in Japan, Ryoko lives a life severed from her past as both mother and daughter. When her estranged daughter Xu Yan arrives for a reunion, they navigate a fragile landscape of secrets. As Ryoko grapples with a physical transformation that threatens her new identity, she does not yet know that Xu Yan has come bearing news that cannot be undone.

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

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Revenue

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A quietly devastating portrait of estrangement and transformation, where a mother and daughter must confront what time and displacement have done to their bond. The film moves through silences and unspoken truths with the weight of grief that cannot quite be named.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulTenseIntimate

Themes

FamilyIdentityMigrationMemoryComing apart

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Two-hander

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The Night Fall (2026) directed by Zhu Xinian | FirstCinema