Han So-hee and Jeon Jong-seo flick wins greatest movie in Competitors at LEAFF’s tenth version
Director Lee Hwan’s crime caper “Mission Y” took house the very best movie in competitors award on the tenth London East Asia Movie Pageant, capping a powerful pageant run for the South Korean heist thriller.
The movie stars Han So-hee and Jeon Jong-seo as Mi-seon and Do-kyung, two ladies who flip to crime after shedding their financial savings. Their scheme to focus on a stash of hidden money and gold bars spirals right into a high-stakes recreation of survival.
LEAFF ran Oct. 23-Nov. 2 at venues throughout London, showcasing 45 movies from throughout Asia. The pageant is considered one in all Europe’s main platforms for Asian cinema.
Korean cinema featured prominently on this yr’s program. Director Kang Yun-sung acquired the Way forward for Asian Cinema Award for his AI-assisted function “Run to the West.” The 60-minute dystopian fantasy, starring Byun Yo-han, is the primary Korean industrial function movie to make use of AI expertise for rendering and visible results.
Actor-turned-director Ha Jung-woo’s “The Folks Upstairs” earned particular gala standing with a director Q&A session whereas director Yeon Sang-ho’s microbudget fare “The Ugly” competed within the official choice.
Zainichi filmmaker Lee Sang-il’s “Kokuho” closed the pageant with a gala screening at Leicester Sq.’s Odeon Luxe. The 175-minute drama follows an orphan who rises to develop into a residing nationwide treasure in Japan’s kabuki world. The movie was a field workplace hit in Japan, incomes 16.4 billion yen since its June 6 launch.
“Mission Y” had beforehand screened on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant and the Busan Worldwide Movie Pageant. Distributor Plus M Leisure has but to announce a launch date in Korea.
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