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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Sleep

A pregnant wife becomes worried about her husband's strange new sleeping habits, as seemingly out of nowhere, he starts talking in his sleep, saying: "someone's inside."

What starts out as some light sleep-talking soon escalates to unexpectedly nightmarish behaviour.

This debut feature from director Jason Yu stars the late actor Lee Sun-kyun (who achieved global fame in Bong Joon-ho's Parasite).

Book now: The Light / Showroom

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