Even the Youngjin Committee can't help it..Director Park Chan-wook decides to submit to the Academy in the atmosphere of winning the Venice Award (Roundup)
Sep 03, 2025
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On the 2nd, the Korean Film Council announced the results of the selection of Korean representative works in the international feature category at the 2026 Academy Awards, directed by Park Chan-wookIt was revealed that ' was selected as the entry. The Academy Awards select foreign films with outstanding cinematic qualities among films released around the world and award the International Feature Film Award, one of the awards categories. Only one movie per country can be submitted in the international feature film category, and some of the entries selected from around the world will be screened as preliminary candidates, and five finalists will be announced before the ceremony is held.
'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 represented Korea. Director Park Chan-wook said, `I can't help it's the first time in three years that I've decided to break up.'Select ' to meet the audience at the theater this month.
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'There's nothing I can do about itShortly after its release, ' scored a perfect score of 100 on Rotten Tomatoes, a famous American film rating site, and has maintained 100% freshness so far, and many foreign media are considered as potential candidates for the Golden Lion award at this year's Venice Film Festival.
In fact, the BBC has praised the film \'Amazingly Funny'Korea's Masterpiece' of the Year, while American Variety is the latest film to be filled with evidence that Park Chan-wook may be the most elegant existing filmmaker in existence' The Guardian is a portrait of the collapse of a family, the crisis of a breadwinner, and the state of the nation', The Next Best Picture of the United States proves once again that Park Chan-wook is the most creative film director alive through this film", The Washington Post said, `When you ask reporters which movie is the best in the Venice Film Festival competition, there is no hesitation about it') will be singled out" Compliments are pouring in.
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The screening of Korea's representative works in the international feature category at the U.S. Academy Film Awards was conducted by Kwak Shin-ae, chairman of the jury Oh Sang-ho, Choi Jung-hwa, Lee Dong-ha, Lee Jong-ho, Shin Soo-won, Choi Soo-jin, Park Ki-joo and Jang Hye-jin, based on the works that will complete the opening of theaters in Korea by September 30, 2025. As a result, director Park Chan-wook said, "There's nothing we can do about it."' will once again knock on the door of the Academy Awards.
The judges, who judged Korea's best film at the Academy Awards for International Feature Film, said, `They have stable cinematic perfection, a historical concern ``We have chosen '."
It is then highly complete with a black comedy that makes the antisocial behavior of the protagonist attacking " persuasive due to his desire for home." It is funny that the contradictions that are inevitably eliminated to protect are desperately passionate. "The irony of the tragedy that the world will sympathize with is that the academy will cheer."
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Prior to director Park Chan-wook, director Bong Joon-ho's 『Parasite" (19) swept the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020 to the first Korean film, the first Asian film to win best picture, director, screenplay, and international film awards, so director Park Chan-wook's 『Decision to Break Up』 was also shocked by the reversal result of the elimination of the final candidate.
But this time it's different. 'There's nothing I can do about it' is highly praised to the extent that it is evaluated as 'Parasite of the Year', and the atmosphere is rising that the Venice Film Festival is likely to win. Even among foreign media, reactions continue to be heard that they will advance to the Academy Awards without difficulty. I can't help it at the Academy Awards next yearThis is why we are looking forward to director Park Chan-wook's appearance on the imposing red carpet with '.
Meanwhile, the 98th Academy Awards will be held in the U.S. on March 15 next year. The first candidates will be announced at the end of December this year, and the final candidates will be announced in January next year.
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