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‘Hope’ Posts the Best Opening Score of the Year as Its First Day Tops 330,000

‘Hope’ Posts the Best Opening Score of the Year as Its First Day Tops 330,000

〈The Chaser〉(113,673 viewers), 〈Hwanghae〉(120,482 viewers), 〈The Wailing〉(310,042 viewers)—it is the highest opening score among filmmaker Na Hong-jin’s works to date.
With the movie 〈Hope〉 proving an unmistakable presence at this summer’s theaters, it drew 333,899 viewers on its first day of release to take the No. 1 spot at the box office. That makes it the highest opening score among Na Hong-jin’s works to date, surpassing 〈The Chaser〉(113,673 viewers),...
| Joo Seong-cheol
‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

Advance bookings alone topped 600,000. That opening-day figure shows that 〈Hope〉 has become a national talking point, not just a movie-industry event. 〈Hope〉 is the new film from director Na Hong-jin, known for the tense, audacious intensity of 〈The Chaser〉, 〈The Yellow Sea〉 and 〈The Wailing〉.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival Closes 30th Edition With Record Crowds, Attendance Up 27%

Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival Closes 30th Edition With Record Crowds, Attendance Up 27%

321 films from 50 countries screened and about 137,000 visitors were counted; launch of Bucheon AI Content Summit points to the cinema of the future
The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN, executive chair Shin Chul) wrapped its 11-day run on Sunday, July 12, drawing record crowds as attendance rose 27% from last year. Marking its 30th anniversary, the festival adopted "newness and expansion" as its themes and drew strong...
| Kim Ji-yeon
Namdohyeong Pulls Off 1 Person Playing 5 Roles in “Pig That Escapes Foot-and-Mouth Disease,” With All Veteran Voice Actors; Set for Release on Aug. 5

Namdohyeong Pulls Off 1 Person Playing 5 Roles in “Pig That Escapes Foot-and-Mouth Disease,” With All Veteran Voice Actors; Set for Release on Aug. 5

The animated film “Pig That Escapes Foot-and-Mouth Disease” depicts a massive survival struggle by Pig H and a human icon trying to break free from a system that keeps them contained A large roster of top-tier veteran voice actors has joined, including Namdohyeong Actor Han Woo-jin’s motion-capture performance in a 1-person 30 roles adds to the film’s immersion and vitality
Vocal performances by veteran voice actors from inside “Pig That Escapes Foot-and-Mouth Disease” are drawing anticipation. The animation “Pig That Escapes Foot-and-Mouth Disease” is a story about Pig H and a human icon, locked under the control of a vast system, trying to break free and fight for...
| Seongchan Eol
Hong Sang-soo’s New Film “No Place for Eyes” Wins Official Selection in Locarno Competition

Hong Sang-soo’s New Film “No Place for Eyes” Wins Official Selection in Locarno Competition

Entering the competitive section of the 77th Locarno International Film Festival, it marks the director’s fifth invitation overall The festival hailed Hong as a “great master of our time,” in a series of praises Starring Kim Min-hee, Choi Myeong-gil, Kwon Hae-hyo, and others; after its Swiss premiere screening, a domestic release is planned for the second half of the year
A new film by director Hong Sang-soo has been invited to the Locarno Film Festival. Director Hong Sang-soo’s 35th feature film, 〈No Place for Eyes〉, announced on July 10 that it will be invited to the Locarno Film Festival’s competitive section.
| Seongchan Eol
Interview: Jo In-sung Leapt Into 'Hope' for the Cinematic Thrill Only Humans Can Deliver

Interview: Jo In-sung Leapt Into 'Hope' for the Cinematic Thrill Only Humans Can Deliver

Few actors throw themselves at the impossible the way Jo In-sung does. He runs, hangs on, endures and throws his body into action. In director Na Hong-jin's new film 〈Hope〉, Jo In-sung delivers raw, unpolished action, exuding a wildness and animal instinct as he faces an extraterrestrial...
| Kim Ji-yeon
Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s New Film “There’s Nowhere to Look”—Selected in the Locarno Competition

A big win for director Hong Sang-soo as it marks his 35th feature and his fifth-ever invitation to Locarno. Choi Myung-gil joins for the first time, and Kim Min-hee takes part as production chief
Where the gaze of a master lingers, the 35th aesthetics blooming in Jeju Director ‘Hong Sang-soo’, who has quietly carved a path through the trajectory of Korean auteur cinema, has once again received a call from Switzerland’s Locarno.
| James choi
First Reactions to ‘Hope’: Cineplay Critics’ Star Ratings

First Reactions to ‘Hope’: Cineplay Critics’ Star Ratings

[First reactions from the press screening] Na Hong-jin’s new film 〈Hope〉, which screened in competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, opens July 15. In 〈Hope〉, Beom-seok (Hwang Jung-min), chief of the Hopohang outpost in the Demilitarized Zone, hears from local young men that a tiger has...
| Kim Ji-yeon
[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

On the occasion of its 30th edition, the festival announced the start of its three-year project, “Asian Genre Films 99” (Asian Genre Films 99).
Above all, it’s a genre festival. For its 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Chairman Shin Chul, hereafter BIFAN), the festival screens 321 films from 50 countries (170 feature films, 85 short films, 38 AI titles, and 28 XR titles), and of these 93 are world premieres.
| Joo Seong-cheol
Interview ①: Pyo Ji-hoon on 〈True Education〉: 'I'm Not Like Bong Geun-dae; I Speak Up When I See Students Smoking'

Interview ①: Pyo Ji-hoon on 〈True Education〉: 'I'm Not Like Bong Geun-dae; I Speak Up When I See Students Smoking'

In 〈True Education〉, Bong Geun-dae emerges as an unlikely standout — a socially awkward genius whose growth gives the series some of its emotional balance. A genius who finished KAIST two years early yet often comes across as awkward and withdrawn, he provides a counterbalance among the series'...
| Chua-young