Actors Han So-hee, left, and Jeon Jong-seo pose throughout a press convention at a theater in Seoul, Thursday. Yonhap
The extremely anticipated crime noir “Mission Y” is about to redefine the buddy movie style via a gritty lens of feminine survival and uncooked ambition.
The movie additionally marks a business movie debut of director Lee Hwan, who gained consideration along with his unbiased movies corresponding to “Park Hwa-Younger” (2018) and “Younger Grownup Issues” (2021) that addressed the social vulnerability of younger individuals.
The movie follows two younger girls, Mi-seon (Han So-hee) and Do-gyeong (Jeon Jong-seo), who are pushed to their limits. In a determined bid to vary their lives, they try a high-stakes heist involving black cash and gold bars within the fictional Hwajung Market, a spot the director describes as a boiling pot of human greed.
Lee mentioned that casting Han and Jeon for the challenge was crucial.
“I imagine they’re the very best actors to symbolize their era,” he mentioned. “I wished their robust performing to assist the viewers perceive why the characters make such harmful decisions.”
Each lead actors mentioned they joined the film as a result of they wished to work collectively. Han mentioned she preferred that her character seemed weak however was truly very robust inside. Equally, Jeon discovered the buddy film format refreshing and felt there have been many hidden charms within the script that they may deliver to life collectively.
The film additionally options robust supporting actors. Kim Sung-cheol, who performs a chilly villain, labored with the director to make his character really feel like a pure evil drive with no unhappy again story.
Actors Jung Younger-ju and Kim Shin-rok additionally seem within the movie, sharing that they’d very intense and energetic scenes collectively.
Lee famous that the complicated, unconventional relationship between these characters, significantly the mother-daughter dynamic, serves as a catalyst that pushes the protagonists to finally problem the corrupt system itself.
“Mission Y” additionally options the performing debut of YooA, a member of Ok-pop band Oh My Woman, and a cinematic soundtrack by music director Grey with a tune by Hwasa. The music makes use of jazz and blues types to make the film really feel like a basic movie.
The movie has already obtained awards and invites from movie festivals in Toronto, Busan and London.
“Mission Y” hits theaters on Jan. 21.
