The Netflix film has achieved the honor of being officially invited to the Special Presentation section of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival.
[Director: Lee Chang-dong, Screenplay: Lee Chang-dong, Oh Jung-mi, Production: Fine House Film Co., Ltd., Anonymous Contents, Now Film Co., Ltd., Presented by: Netflix] tells the story of a couple of laid-off workers and a couple of documentary filmmakers who meet to produce a documentary and face each other's different lives and hidden desires. The Special Presentation section, through which films like and have passed, spotlights new works by masters with both popular appeal and artistic merit.
Global attention is focused on this new work by Director Lee Chang-dong, presented eight years after . Cameron Bailey, Executive Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, said, "Director Lee Chang-dong is an artist with overwhelming power and delicacy," and explained the reason for the invitation by stating, "He explores married relationships, class, and cinema itself in depth, once again proving his reputation as one of the greatest contemporary directors."
The released first-look stills feature actors Jeon Do-yeon, Seol Kyung-gu, Jo In-sung, and Jo Yeo-jung at the seaside, each expressing different thoughts, arousing curiosity about their subtle relationships. , which draws attention through the meeting of Korea's representative actors and a master director, will be unveiled through its North American premiere at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival before being released on Netflix.
