'Hope' Jo In-sung: "Aliens and action... I couldn't think of anything but swear words" [Cannes★Interview] ①

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• Invited work in the competition section of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival... Interview with actor Jo In-sung for the film 'Hope'

Actor Jo In-sung shared his feelings about constantly swearing while acting alongside aliens and performing action scenes in the film.

On the 18th (local time), Jo In-sung held an interview for the film 'Hope' (directed by Na Hong-jin) at the Majestic Hotel in Cannes, France, where the 79th Cannes International Film Festival is taking place, and spoke about the work. 'Hope' is a story that begins when 'Beom-seok', the manager of the Pohang branch office located in the Demilitarized Zone, hears from local youths that a tiger has appeared, putting the entire village on high alert, and then encounters an unbelievable reality.

Directed by Na Hong-jin, 'Hope' is his first film in 10 years since 'The Wailing'. It premiered worldwide at the Grand Lumière Theatre on the 17th and received approximately seven minutes of standing ovation after the screening. 'Hope' is a thriller that also features aliens, captivating audiences worldwide as a science fiction film.

Jo In-sung, who plays 'Seong-gi', a local youth in Pohang who does various things but makes money from them, presents a new image different from his previous roles. Through the character 'Seong-gi', who possesses an extraordinary survival instinct, Jo In-sung displayed raw, wild charm and intense action performances without holding back his body.

In the latter part of the film, Jo In-sung performs action scenes with an alien in the forest and constantly swears. He continuously used strong profanity, causing laughter to erupt in the theater. When asked whether the swear words were written in the script or came out naturally due to exhaustion, Jo In-sung smiled and replied, "They were in the script. However, the number of swear words was far greater..."

Jo In-sung explained, "That swear word encompasses many things. There was no other way to express the situation besides that swear word. I even tried to avoid using it and considered meeting a Korean language teacher to learn alternative expressions of emotion. I thought of various things like 'Ah' or 'Oh my', but in the end, only that word could be used effectively and universally. It cannot be called a swear word. While the word itself is a swear word, emotionally it cannot be considered one. I couldn't think of any other word."

When asked about his first collaboration with director Na Hong-jin, Jo In-sung said, "Director Na is persistent. The film is two months away from release, and post-production was already finished, but he recently called me back to re-record. I have been active for 28 years since my debut, and this was the first time I experienced something like this." He added, "It's not that I found it strange; I just want to say that he is a perfectionist. For the scenes he wants, he will wait days, wait for the weather, and wait for the light."

Meanwhile, the Cannes International Film Festival will announce the winners among this year's competition entries at the closing ceremony on the 23rd. Attention is focused on whether director Na Hong-jin's new science fiction film 'Hope' will be honored with an award at the closing ceremony of this year's Cannes International Film Festival.

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