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Director Yeon Sang-ho of the film 'COLONY' shared his thoughts on its box office performance.
On the afternoon of the 16th, Director Yeon Sang-ho, who directed the film 'COLONY' which has surpassed a cumulative audience of 5 million viewers, appeared on KBS 1TV's 'NEWS12'.
That day, Director Yeon said regarding the box office, "(Predicting) box office success is truly a difficult task," and added, "When making a film, I tend to consider various things to create a movie that is familiar to the public."
He further explained, "I believe that capturing the latent fears inherent in the society we currently live in is a way to get closer to the public, and that is how I make films."
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