Kim Min-hee becomes a mother, heads to Switzerland with director Hong Sang-soo... Will she lift her first trophy after giving birth? [Star Issue]

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• Director Hong Sang-soo's 35th feature film "Nowhere to Go" officially invited in the competition section of the Locarno Film Festival

Actress Kim Min-hee, now a mother, has returned as director Hong Sang-soo's muse. Hong's 35th feature film "Nowhere to Go" has been officially invited into the international competition section of this year's Locarno Film Festival.

On the 9th, overseas distributor Huachin Cut announced that Hong Sang-soo's "Nowhere to Go" has been officially invited for the international competition section at the 79th Locarno Film Festival, scheduled to open on August 5.

"Nowhere to Go" is a work depicting Shang-hee, who lived with her grandparents after her parents divorced when she was young, as she searches for her mother who settled in Jeju Island with her younger brother. The film features characters such as a new father who made a hit with a documentary and a restaurant, a mother who became successful through the restaurant, and a daughter brought by the stepfather, capturing their three-day, two-night stay together.

In this work, Kim Min-hee participated as both the lead actress and Je Jak (Head). In 2024, Kim Min-hee acted as an actress in director Hong Sang-soo's "Milk Tea," and since then has mainly taken on roles of Je Jak (Head) in Hong's films.

Notably, this work is of particular interest as it marks Kim Min-hee's first acting role after giving birth to her son.

Director Hong Sang-soo has been officially invited to the Locarno Film Festival for the fifth time, following "Our Sunhee" (2013), "Right Now, Wrong Then" (2015), "Hotel by the River" (2018), and "Milk Tea" (2024). Whenever Hong has been invited to Locarno, he has brought home awards. He won the Best Director Award for "Our Sunhee," the Golden Leopard and Best Actor Award for "Right Now, Wrong Then," while both "Hotel by the River" and "Milk Tea" saw their lead actresses receive the Best Actress Award. Kim Min-hee has also previously lifted the Locarno Best Actress trophy.

In addition to Kim Min-hee, actors Kwon Hae-hyo, Shin Seok-ho, and Park Mi-so are featured in "Nowhere to Go." Additionally, actor Choi Myung-gil is collaborating with director Hong Sang-soo for the first time.

It remains unclear whether Kim Min-hee will attend the awards ceremony, but attention is focused on whether the two can go together and lift her first trophy after childbirth.

Meanwhile, the Locarno Film Festival is an international film festival held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, it is one of the world's oldest film festivals and is renowned for showcasing artistic and experimental auteur films. The 79th Locarno Film Festival will open next month on the 5th and run until August 15 across the Locarno area.

"Nowhere to Go" is scheduled for domestic release in the second half of this year.

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