Long Long Night () is a 2026 South Korean 3D animated drama film directed by Youm Kyu-bock. Based on children's book of the same name by Ruri and narrated by Bae Suzy, the film chronicles the moving lives of a rhino and a penguin as they traverse a vast, ever-changing wilderness brimming with natural beauty and human-generated danger.
The film had its world premiere at the Centrepiece section of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2026.
Synopsis Norden, a white boulder rhinoceros, is raised by a herd of elephants after being separated from his own kind. As he grows older, he leaves the sanctuary and travels through the wilderness, and eventually finds other rhinoceroses, falls in love and becomes a father, but his family is destroyed by poaching. Later, Norden finds an abandoned penguin egg and protects it until it hatches. He and the young penguin form an unlikely bond and set out to find the ocean, facing predators, captivity and human poachers along the way.
Voice cast Bae Suzy Park Ki-wook voice of Norden, white boulder rhino Kim Kyu-na voice of Penguin Um Sang-hyun So Jung-hwan Jeon Tae-yeol
Release Long Long Night had its world premiere at the Centrepiece section of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2026.
Subsequently it will have its Korean Premiere in the Competition section of the 31st Busan International Film Festival on October 8, 2026 and vie for 'Busan Awards'. It will also be screened in Anima't section on 17 October 2026 at the 59th Sitges Film Festival.
Finecut acquired the international sales rights of the film and presented it at European Film Market in February 2026. Japan based Geek Pictures acquired Japanese rights of the film in September 2026.
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External links
Long Long Night at Finecut