Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' Unveiled at Cannes for the First Time.. Seven Minutes of Standing Ovation After 160-Minute Screening [Cannes★On the Scene]

*This content was translated by AI.

• Official Screening of 'Hope' (HOPE), a film selected for the competition section of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival

Director Na Hong-jin's new film 'Hope', released after a decade, made its world premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival.

On the afternoon of the 17th, the film 'Hope', selected for the competition section of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival, was unveiled in a world premiere at the Lumière Theater in the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, southern France.

'Hope' tells the story of 'Beom-seok', the head of the Pohang outpost located in the Demilitarized Zone, who learns from local youths that a tiger has appeared, triggering a state of emergency across the village as he confronts an unbelievable reality. This is the first film directed by Na Hong-jin since 'The Wailing' ten years ago.

The red carpet event held prior to the official screening drew global attention with the attendance of director Na Hong-jin and actors Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Taylor Russell.

On this day, 'Hope' was screened to a packed Lumière Theater with over 2,500 audience members, receiving applause from the crowd. The world premiere of 'Hope' kept the audience on the edge of their seats throughout its 2-hour and 40-minute runtime.

Following the screening, the audience erupted into seven minutes of standing ovation. Director Na Hong-jin expressed, "I sincerely thank you for staying until the end and watching the film for such a long time." He continued, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our colleagues, teams, and actors who have been with us from the beginning until now, and once again thank the festival for inviting us."

In response to Na Hong-jin's remarks, actors Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, and Jung Ho-yeon showed emotional reactions, applauding warmly.

With such a passionate standing ovation, attention now turns to whether 'Hope' will bring news of awards at this year's Cannes International Film Festival.

<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>

*This content was translated by AI.