Yoon Sung-hyun

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Yoon Sung-hyun
Born (1982-08-03) August 3, 1982 (age 41)
Occupation(s) Film director,
screenwriter
Korean name
Hangul
윤성현
Revised Romanization Yun Seong-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer Yun Sŏng-hyŏn

Yoon Sung-hyun (born August 3, 1982) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Yoon's directorial debut, a graduation project, Bleak Night received rave reviews and won several Best New Director awards at the 48th Grand Bell Awards, 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards and 12th Busan Film Critics Awards. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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