Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' enters Cannes competition for the first time in four years..Yeon Sang-ho's "Collective" is also going [synthesis]

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Director Na Hong-jin's new film "Hope" has entered the competition section at the Cannes International Film Festival. Director Yeon Sang-ho was also invited to the Cannes Film Festival's "Midnight Screening" category once again with "Collective" holding Jeon Ji-hyun's hand.

At 11 a.m. on the 9th (local time), the 79th Festival de Canes 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 that it invited Na Hong-jin's "Hope" to the competition section and Yeon Sang-ho's "Colony" to the midnight screening section, respectively. 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 that begins when Beom-seok, the head of the Hopo Port branch located in the Demilitarized Zone, 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. Director Na Hong-jin, who has been captivating audiences and critics for a long time with overwhelming immersion, high-quality mise-en-scène and excellent directing skills, will be unveiled at the world premiere of the Cannes Film Festival in May and will meet the audience at theaters this summer.

"The Colony" is a film about isolated survivors fighting against the infected, who evolve into unpredictable forms inside a building blocked by an unidentified infection. The film is Jeon Ji-hyun's return 11 years after the movie Assassination.

"Hope" will be invited to the competition section and "Collective" will be invited to the Midnight Screening section, and leading actors such as actor Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, and Jeon Ji-hyun, Ji Chang-wook, Koo Dong-hwan will head to Cannes, France, holding hands of director Na Hong-jin and director Yeon Sang-ho.

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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