‘Squid Recreation,’ ‘Parasyte: The Gray’ stars unite in ‘As You Stood By’
A gripping new thriller about two ladies who conspire to kill an abusive husband — led by breakout actors from “Squid Recreation” and “Parasyte: The Gray” — is quickly to launch on Netflix.
“As You Stood By” follows Hee-soo (Lee You-mi) and Eun-soo (Jeon So-nee), two shut associates who conspire to homicide Hee-soo’s violent husband. The drama collection is tailored from Hideo Okuda’s acclaimed Japanese novel “Naomi and Kanako,” with the Korean remake reimagining the story by way of the lens of feminine solidarity and ethical ambiguity.
Talking concerning the tailored collection’ Korean title, “It Was You Who Killed,” director Lee Jung-lim (“VIP,” “Revenant”) shared she wished viewers to replicate on its layered that means.
“The explanation we selected the title ‘It Was You Who Killed’ is as a result of it carries the that means of you, me and us. The story may very well be about you killing somebody, or the story may very well be about somebody who merely watched, or the story may very well be about us basically. I feel when you end watching, you’ll end up reflecting on the that means of the title,” mentioned Lee throughout a press convention in Seoul on Wednesday.
Lee added that her most important focus as a director was to make the ladies’s morally advanced selections really feel emotionally grounded.
“Because the two feminine leads make selections that require persuasion, we put loads of thought into how you can convey these selections convincingly,” she defined.
Conscious of the story’s heavy themes, Lee mentioned the workforce made the aware effort to avoid sensationalized portrayals of violence.
“From the beginning, we have been conscious that visually depicting violent scenes may very well be fairly disturbing. I had loads of discussions with the director and we determined to incorporate solely the mandatory montages. While you watch it, you’ll discover there’s barely any bodily contact proven between our bodies,” she mentioned. “We tried to precise the brutality of the state of affairs by displaying what occurs earlier than and after, as an alternative.”
“Since folks with these experiences may watch our drama, I felt we needed to method it with nice care,” she added.
As for what viewers can anticipate, Jeon hinted that the true rigidity begins simply when the characters assume their ordeal is over.
“After Hee-soo and Eun-soo get by way of one thing huge, there’s a second once they assume the whole lot is resolved — however that’s truly the place issues start once more. The feelings they expertise as they face what follows are very advanced,” she mentioned.
“That second, once they marvel, ‘Are we lastly free now?’ whereas concurrently feeling anxious, will make it attention-grabbing to observe.”
The eight-part collection premieres globally Friday on Netflix.
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