Jun Ji-hyun → District exchange, entering the compartment for the first time as a 'group'..10 years after Yeon Sang-ho's "Train to Busan"

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The film "Collective" has been officially invited to the Midnight Screening section of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival, which will be held from May 12 to May 23 in Cannes, France.

At around 06:40 p.m. on the 9th (Korea Standard Time), the 79th Cannes International Film Festival Executive Committee announced in an official press conference that it would invite "colonies" to the Midnight Screening section. Announcing the invitation of Yeon Sang-ho's "Colony," Executive Chairman Thierry Premo said, "It is a horror zombie genre film that takes place inside a blocked building, directed by Yeon Sang-ho of "Train to Busan" that we all know. From these settings, audiences will imagine the possibilities of various narrative devices and storytelling," he said, raising expectations for movie fans around the world.

As a result, director Yeon Sang-ho was honored to be invited to the fourth Cannes International Film Festival, starting with the first full-length animation "King of Pigs" (2012, director week), followed by "Train to Busan" (2016, Midnight Screening) and "Penban" (2020, Official Selection). Earlier, director Yeon Sang-ho received great attention when he was invited to the Cannes International Film Festival director's week for the first time in Korean feature animation with his first feature, "King of Pigs." Since then, "Train to Busan", the first live-action film, has been invited to the Midnight Screening section and received favorable reviews from Executive Chairman Thierry Premo as "the best midnight screening ever, an action blockbuster that captures entertainment and social images," and when "Penae" was invited, it was praised as "a director representing Korea following Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon-ho."

The Cannes International Film Festival boasts the largest authority among the leading international film festivals, and at the same time, it is considered the highest film festival in the world. The Midnight Screening section, where "Collective" was invited, select and screen a small number of works that combine work and popularity among genre films such as action, thriller, noir, horror, and fantasy.

Director Yeon Sang-ho is expected to draw cheers from global movie fans once again by walking on the red carpet in Cannes as a "group" 10 years after "Train to Busan." Director Yeon Sang-ho said about the invitation of "Colony" to the Cannes International Film Festival, "I am so happy to be able to present the work 'Colony' at a film festival of people around the world called the Cannes International Film Festival." In particular, he said, "I'm excited to be able to screen it in the Midnight Screening section, which is a gathering place for genre movie fans around the world." "I will proudly introduce Korean genre movies with the actors I've worked with. Thank you," he added. For Jeon Ji-hyun, Koo Dong-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-bin, Kim Shin-rok and Ko Soo, who played the powerful and fresh ensemble of "The Group," "The Group" is the first film to be invited to the Cannes International Film Festival, and fans around the world are also excited about it.

The overseas poster of "Collective" released along with the guest news of Cannes draws attention with an English title (COLONY), which is linked to a mysterious mucus. It also raises questions about the fear and suspense that a new species that has never been seen before, from infected people roaring with each other tangled to running at a fast pace with twisted limbs.

"The Colony" is a movie in which isolated survivors confront the infected, who evolve into unpredictable forms inside a building blocked by an unidentified infection. It will be released in Korea in May after its debut at the Cannes International Film Festival.

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