Director and actor Jungwoo Ha visited Busan with his fourth director 'People Upstairs'.
The movie 'People Upstairs' Open Talk was held on the 19th at the BIFF Outdoor Stage at the Udong Film Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan. Jungwoo Ha, Gong Hyo-jin and Kim Dong-wook attended the site.
'People Upstairs' is an official invitation to the Today-Special Premiere section of the 30th Busan Film Festival Korean Film Festival. The film depicts an unpredictable story that occurs every night when the upper couple (Ha Jung-woo and Lee Ha-nee) and the lower couple (Kong Hyo-jin and Kim Dong-wook) have a night's dinner together due to the noise between floors, and the Jungwoo Ha directed the fourth time after 'Roller Coaster', 'Heosamgwan', and 'Robby'.
The Jungwoo Ha led the center of the play by directing and acting in 'People Upstairs'. Playing Kim, her husband who came to make an unusual suggestion to the couple downstairs, she said, `He lives in the upper house of Gong Hyo-jin and Kim Dong-wook. "He is a character who lives freely and enjoys his life to the extent that he does not care because he is a senior generation."
"Our work is based on the Spanish film "Sentimental" " " I first received the offer three years ago, and I read the scenario before I saw the original, and it was very interesting. Despite the story being told in one space, it felt colorful. When I was working on the scenario, I organized it a little more colorful than the original. I purposely put new yoga, cooking scenes, etc. When I read the translated scenario after watching the movie, I can feel the expandability of the story, so I think it will be a fun work if I direct well", he explained.
Gong Hyo-jin, who turned into Jeong-ah, the wife of the lower house, reunited with Jungwoo Ha 13 years after the movie 'Love Fiction'. Gong Hyo-jin said, `This movie contains your brother's wit and humor. I think the audience can look forward to it. During "Love Fiction", I and my brother were very young"I met him as an actor and director after a long time, and I wanted to show a much better acting than then. But I wanted to keep it for a long time because my brother praised me saying, `It was a great acting.'
Lee Ha-nee, who played Kim's wife, Soo-kyung, recently gave birth to her second daughter and was absent on the day. Gong Hyo-jin shared a drama about Lee Ha-nee called 'Pasta' more than a decade ago. After that, he is a younger brother who shares his life while keeping in touch with him often. We worked together for the first time in a long time, and the way we filmed the movie was different. Four actors appeared, but all the scenes were filmed in order without changing clothes or hair. It's a work where you have to say lines all day for a long time, but Hani doesn't get tired and works in a happy mode until the end. The set was so dark that it was so dark in front of my eyes. At that time, I filmed a scene where I was talking with a table open, and Hani was in the early stages of pregnancy. It must have been physically difficult, but he gave me a cheer-up with good energy and played the role of a 'mental coach'" he expressed his gratitude. "It would have been better if Hani was here today. If you're watching us live, I want to encourage you that you missed us so much, thank you, and you did a great job." expressed affection.
Kim Dong-wook, who plays Jung-ah's husband Hyun-soo, married Stella Kim in December 2023 and continues her sweet honeymoon. He "It took great acting skills. Since I'm still newly married, I think I got my first lesson to become a solid couple through the movie. We are going to make an effort to be a couple who are as solid as the upper house and love each other."
Meanwhile, the 30th Busan International Film Festival will be held for 10 days from the 17th to the 26th around the Film Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan. 'People Upstairs' will be released in December.
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