[breaking news] Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' enters the Cannes Film Festival competition category 'Hope'

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Director Na Hong-jin's new film "Hope" has entered the competition section at the Cannes International Film Festival.

At 11 a.m. on the 9th (local time), the 79th Cannes International Film Festival announced official invitations for each category. While no Korean films were invited to the festival last year, attention was paid to this year's invited films.

On this day, the festival announced Na Hong-jin's "Hope" as a competition entry. It is the first time in four years that a Korean film has entered the competition section of the Cannes International Film Festival in 2022 after director Park Chan-wook's "Decision to Break Up" and director Hirokazu Koreeda's "Broker."

"Hope" is a story about the head of the Hopo Port branch located in the Demilitarized Zone who hears the news of the appearance of a tiger from young people in the neighborhood and meets an incredible reality while the whole village is on alert. Korean actor Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Hollywood actors Michael Passbender, and Alicia Vikander were present.

Meanwhile, this year's Cannes International Film Festival is drawing more attention as director Park Chan-wook was appointed as the head of the competition section for the first time in Korea. The 79th Cannes International Film Festival will open on May 12 and will be held throughout Cannes, France, until May 23.

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