'Autograph' Star Jung Sung-il: "Working with a Debut Director?…I Wasn't Anxious" [31st BIFF]

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Jung Sung-il of the film 'Autograph' revealed that he had no worries whatsoever about working with a debut director.

On the 8th, an outdoor stage greeting for the film 'Autograph' at the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) was held on the outdoor stage of the Cinema Hall in Haeundae-gu, Busan. Director Hong Seong-min and actor Jung Sung-il attended the event to meet with the audience.

The film 'Autograph' tells the story of "Seok-gyu," a candidate for Minister of Justice who is about to face a confirmation hearing, and how he comes to confront the truth he had previously ignored after late-discovering a letter sent by "Soon-hwa," the last person executed in 1997.

Director Hong Seong-min, who directed his first feature film with this work, shared, "Yesterday was the first time we showed the film to an audience, and I was very nervous. I couldn't watch it together with the viewers and waited outside, but when I saw them wiping away tears as they came out, I felt relieved, knowing that they had enjoyed it."

When asked if he was worried about working with a debut director for whom there was no reference material to rely on, Jung Sung-il stated, "I did not feel anxious about working with a debut director. Since the script was written by the director himself, and he is someone who has spent a long time writing, it was clear just by reading the screenplay." He added, "In particular, I believe that film is the director's art, so as an actor, I trusted the director."

He further added, "I told him that it would be good if he did what he wanted to do, and since he did a great job, I trusted him and followed along."

Meanwhile, this year's Busan International Film Festival will be held in various locations across Busan until the 15th.

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