Director Park Chan-wook has no choice but to choose the opening film of this year's Busan International Film Festival..the third year in a row of movies
Aug 04, 2025
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The Busan Film Festival announced on the 4th that director Park Chan-wook had no choice but to present his new work for the first time in three years since the 'Decision to Break Up' on the 4thIt was announced that ' was selected as the opening film of this year's Busan Film Festival. Previously, there is nothing we can do about it after 2023 'I hate Korea' and 2024 'Jeon, Lan'For the third consecutive year, Korean films have been selected as the opening film, drawing attention.
Lee Byung-hun, the first male MC to host the opening ceremony alone at this year's Busan Film Festival, will start a desperate war for reemployment, while Son Ye-jin, who represents the Korean film industry, will transform into his wife Miri, who tries to protect her family without shaking in any crisis, and show intense acting.
With the two actors working together for the first time, the good performances of trusted actors such as Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, and Cha Seung-won gathered expectationsBased on dramatic development, unique mise-en-scène, and solid production, ' is a work that depicts a character's desperate struggle to protect his life and family.
Director Park Chan-wook showed deep affection for the film at the 2019 Busan International Film Festival, referring to it as `the story I want to make the most,' and will be unveiled for the first time in Korea through the Busan Film Festival.
The Busan Film Festival, which marks its 30th anniversary this year, is suitable for the grand opening ceremony of the monumental yearIt will attract a large audience by selecting '. The opening film is an answer to what 5,000 audiences who will visit the opening ceremony of the Busan Film Festival would like to see the most, and at the same time focuses on works that will bring the most vivid life to the current Korean film industry.
The Busan Film Festival will mark the beginning of the festival by selecting the master Park Chan-wook's masterpiece, which has driven the greatness of Korean cinema for a long time, as the opening film, emphasizing public connection with numerous audiences who will visit the opening ceremony.
Jeong Han-seok, executive chairman of the Busan Film Festival, said "It is overwhelming and exciting to think that I can see the story that director Park Chan-wook wanted to make the most with many audiences on the first day of this year's festival. I hope that the selection of the opening film of the Busan Film Festival will serve as an opportunity to increase interest in this work and to become a positive place leading to interest in Korean films."
'There's nothing I can do about it' is a story about an office worker whose life was satisfactory enough to feel that 'I've accomplished ' after he was fired, preparing for his own war against reemployment to protect his wife and two children, to protect his hard-won home. Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, and Cha Seung-won appeared, and director Park Chan-wook of 'Old Boy'"'"Kind Geumja-si'"'"'"Lady"Decision to Break Up" took the megaphone. It will be released in September.
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