Son Seok-gu X Choi Hee-seo 'Bedford Park' Wins U.S. Sundance Film Festival 'Welcome'

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The film "BEDFORD PARK," produced and starred by actor Son Seok-gu's production company, in collaboration with actor Choi Hee-seo, won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature in the U.S. Drama Competition, the top competition category at the 42nd Sundance Film Festival.

Bedford Park was at the center of the headlines on January 28 (local time) when it sold out the 1,200-seat Eccles Theater at the third screening of the festival. Of the 90 independent films submitted to the festival, only four have won distribution contracts so far, and Bedford Park has completed a worldwide distribution contract with Sony Pictures Classics.

The Sundance Film Festival is the world's largest independent film festival in North America and has been discovering innovative storytelling and creative works. In particular, the U.S. drama competition section is a key film festival program in which new directors' authoristic works stand out, and has become an important stage leading the flow of independent U.S. films.

The movie Bedford Park, directed by Stephanie Ann and starring Choi Hee-seo and Son Seok-gu, is a love story between a Korean-American woman Audrey (Choi Hee-seo) and Eli (Son Seok-gu), who was adopted as a child. Audrey (Choi Hee-seo), who felt isolated under her immigrant parents and was confused about her identity, accidentally meets former wrestler Eli (Son Seok-gu) in the wake of her mother's car accident, and after that, they heal their wounds and build a deep bond. Rather than simply confining it to the lives of immigrants, the decisive factor in achieving the award was the delicate and sincere story of love that everyone can sympathize with.

The movie "Bedford Park" received the attention of the American media from its first release of Sundance. The Hollywood Reporter called it "an act that delicately depicts the relationship between two lonely souls that have not been strolled," and ESPN Radio Utah praised it, saying, "It is one of the best performances I have seen at Sundance this year." In addition, favorable reviews such as "Son Seok-gu accurately embodies the essence of a character with loneliness and wounds" (The Wrap) and "Excellent acting that created a depth beyond the surface" (Next Best Picture) are lined up.

In particular, Manohla Dargis, a critic who influences every season of the Oscars and trembles countless filmmakers with notorious criticism, said the two characters in the film "convincingly capture the feelings of carefully escaping from their isolation and realistically facing daily life over time."

An official from Stanum, who made a feature film within two years of its establishment and achieved great results, said, "As we have entered into full-fledged preparation for release by signing a global distribution contract with Sony Pictures Classic, we want to communicate with more audiences, especially with the release in Korea."

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