A breathless Korean sci-fi monster movie floors Cannes
AP News
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Sprawling action movies with aliens do not generally compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or.
But Na Hong-jin’s “Hope” is not your average science fiction.
Few movies were more anticipated in Cannes.
It’s been 10 years since Na’s last film, the well-regarded 2016 thriller “The Wailing.” While some of Na’s fellow Korean genre masters, like Bong Joon Ho, have found global renown, for many cinephiles, Na is overdue for the kind of global introduction a Cannes premiere provides.
The headlong rush of “Hope” left Cannes awed, befuddled and thrilled by Na’s bonkers would-be international blockbuster.
Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' stuns Cannes
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