Lee Hye-young's unconventional action team invites competition at the Brussels Film Festival following Berlin

Mar 20, 2025

 Lee Hye-young's unconventional action team invites competition at the Brussels Film Festival following Berlin



The action film 「Fagwa" (directed by Min Kyu-dong, produced by Soo Films) has been officially invited to the competition section of the 43rd Brussels Fantastic Film Festival.

The Brussels Fantastic Film Festival, which will be held from April 8 to 20, is one of the world's top three Fantastic Film festivals along with the Chesses Film Festival and the Fantasporto Film Festival. Among the Korean films, 'Pamyo' was officially invited to the international competition category in 2024, and 'Jam' won the Best New Director Award.

The Brussels Fantastic Film Festival presents a visually stunning thriller with Lee Hye-young's rendition of a deadly old man who threatens John WickAlong with the reason for the selection, ", he expressed his expectations for the birth of unique characters and well-made works that have never been seen before.




In particular, this invitation is more meaningful as it is the third meeting between director Mingyu-dong and the Brussels Fantastic Film Festival. Director Mingyu-dong was first invited for his debut work 'Second Story of Girls' High School's Ghost Story' and was honored with the Silver Raven Award for 'Scary Story 2'.

'Pagu', which was officially invited to the 75th Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year and received attention as a global hot topic, adds to expectations for the creation of a well-made action drama amid a torrent of love calls from around the world.

Based on the novel of the same name by Koo Byung-mo, 'Fagua' is a breathtaking blood-colored confrontation between a legendary killer who has been working for 40 years in Sacred Quarantine, which deals with cockroach-like humans, and a mysterious killer who pursues him. Lee Hye-young, Kim Sung-chul, Yeon Woo-jin, Kim Moo-yeol, and Cynthia appeared, and director Mingyu-dong, who directed the series `Scary Story'`Ganshin`Herstory, took the megaphone. It will be released on May 1.






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