Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' Fails to Win at Cannes Film Festival.. Golden Palm Goes to 'Fjord' [Comprehensive][Cannes★On the Scene]

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The Cannes Film Festival award for the film 'Hope' did not materialize. The Golden Palm went to director Cristian Mungiu's 'Fjord', which tells the story of a Romanian family.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, the closing ceremony of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival was held. At the closing ceremony, the winners among this year's competition entries were announced.

The Golden Palm went to director Cristian Mungiu of Romania's 'Fjord'. 'Fjord' is a story about a Romanian family that moves to a Norwegian fjord village and gets entangled in allegations of child abuse and community conflict. The film received a standing ovation of over 10 minutes during its official screening at Cannes.

The Jury Prize (Grand Prix) went to Andrei Zvyagintsev for 'Minotaur', and the Best Director Award was jointly won by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi for 'The Black Ball' and Pavel Pavlikovskiy for 'Fatherland'.

'Hope' unfortunately did not win any awards.

It is reported that director Na Hong-jin and the 'Hope' team were not contacted to attend the Cannes closing ceremony. The Cannes Film Festival typically contacts the teams of scheduled award winners on the day of the closing ceremony, starting at noon, to invite them to attend, but this year, it was reported that they did not receive such contact.

Until the closing ceremony that day, director Na Hong-jin, along with actors Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, and Jung Ho-yeon, remained, but their failure to win added to the sense of regret.

'Hope' changed the atmosphere of the Cannes Film Festival after its official screening on the 17th, rising as the festival's top anticipated film. While it received significant attention due to director Na Hong-jin's unique style, spectacular visuals, and the appearance of new creatures, leading to a flood of various reviews, it could not enjoy the joy of winning an award.

'Hope' is a story that begins with 'Beom-seok', the manager of the Pohang outpost located in the Demilitarized Zone, who hears from local youths that a tiger has appeared, putting the entire village on high alert as he encounters an unbelievable reality. This is the first film directed by Na Hong-jin in 10 years since 'The Wailing'.

'Hope' received a seven-minute standing ovation from the audience at the Lumière Theatre, which was packed with about 2,500 viewers on the day of its world premiere official screening.

Meanwhile, 'Hope' is scheduled to be released in July after undergoing additional post-production editing in Korea.

The following are the winners of this year's Cannes Film Festival awards

▶Golden Palm: Cristian Mungiu ('Fjord')

▶Jury Prize: Andrei Zvyagintsev ('Minotaur')

▶Best Director: Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi ('The Black Ball'), Pavel Pavlikovskiy ('Fatherland')

▶Jury Award for Adventure: Valeska Grisebach

▶Best Actor: Valentin Campagne, Emmanuel Makia ('Coward')

▶Best Actress: Virginie Efira, Tao Okamoto ('All of a Sudden')

▶Best Screenplay: Emmanuel Marre ('A Man of His Time')

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