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Gong Hyo-jin’s acting carries an unusually persuasive power. Even a premise in which a character sets out to punish a heinous criminal herself, and a genre blend that shuttles relentlessly between comedy and tears, feel entirely believable because of her.

[First reactions]〈Obsession〉, the film that ranked No. 1 at the box office among horror releases this year, opens in South Korea on Sept. 2. It centers on a couple who fall in love after making a wish on a stick called 'One Wish Willow,' which grants any wish.

Director Lee Joon-ik’s short drama 〈Father’s Home-Cooked Meal〉 opens the door to the 1st Korea Short Drama Awards. It was selected as an invited work for the awards ceremony to be held at KOFA Cinematheque, the main venue of the Korea Film Archive located in Sangam-dong, on Aug. 29 .

[First reactions from the press screening]Opening Aug. 26, 〈The Journey to Gyeong-ju〉 follows four women from one family who embark on a deadly revenge trip after waiting eight years for their youngest daughter, Gyeong-ju, who never returned from a school trip.

[First Reactions]〈OK! MADAM2〉, the sequel to the 2020 action-comedy 〈OK! MADAM〉, opens Aug. 12 after the original won over audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic with broad laughs and high-energy action. The film follows the family of former legendary agent Mi-young, who set off on a luxury cruise...

One phrase immediately came to mind: Christopher Nolan has pushed past his own limits in 〈Odyssey〉, his adaptation of Homer’s 「The Odyssey」, which opens on Aug. 5. 「The Odyssey」 tells the story of King Odysseus’s return to his homeland of Ithaca after the Trojan War, a foundational epic that still...

[First Reactions]Christopher Nolan's new film 〈The Odyssey〉 opens on August 5. The film is an epic about Odysseus, the hero who led the Trojan War to victory, and his battle against the gods' wrath as he tries to return home.

[First reactions at the press screening]〈Sanyangdeul〉, a wilderness adventure about four solitary girls who build a refuge of their own and embark on a small-animal rescue mission, opens July 29. Cineplay Editor Joo Sung-chul reviewed the film after its press screening.

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〉.

“All tragedy begins with perspective. ” Director Na Hong-jin wrote that line in the director's note for 〈Hope〉. On July 15, the director's new film 〈Hope〉, invited to compete in the competition section at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, is set for release.