Director Na Hong-jin: "After the film's release? If the results are bad, it has nothing to do with me; if they are good, it is thanks to me" [31st BIFF]

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Director Na Hong-jin stated that he is applying the message of "The Wailing" to his own film's box office performance as well.

On the 8th, the master class "Na Hong-jin: He Is a Genre" for the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) was held at the Shinsegae Department Store Centum City branch in Haeundae-gu, Busan.

Director Na Hong-jin revealed that he wanted to offer comfort to people facing misfortune through his film "The Wailing."

He said, "I am human, and the characters in my films are human too. I wanted to convey certain words to those who experience great or small misfortunes," adding, "After looking into this issue for several years, I came to think that we can somewhat lightly set aside the suffering or guilt we feel because of the misfortunes that happen to us."

He continued, "I wanted to tell them, 'It is not your fault. From the cause to the result of that misfortune, it may be an affair of another world unrelated to you,'" explaining, "'The Wailing' is a film imbued with the sentiment that no matter what misfortune one experiences, one should not blame oneself too much or make things excessively difficult for oneself."

He said that after the completed film is released into the world, he himself also tries to apply this message to his life. Director Na added with a smile, "If something unfortunate happens after the film's release, I think, 'This has nothing to do with me,' and if good results come out, I think, 'This is closely related to me,'" noting, "Only then can I move on to my next film."

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