The people upstairs are based on a Jungwoo Ha Spanish movie. I can feel the expansiveness of the story.
Sep 19, 2025
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The Jungwoo Ha said in an open talk with the movie "The People Upstairs" held on the outdoor stage of the BIFF at the Udong Film Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan on the 19th, "Our work is based on the Spanish movie "Sentimental"" and "When working on the scenario, it was organized slightly more colorful than the original.""
'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. Even though it's a story that takes place in one space, it had a colorful feeling""When working on the scenario, it was organized a little more colorful than the original." I purposely put yoga, cooking scenes, etc. new when working on the scenario. 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.
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 on the 12th.
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