Neon Sets September 9th North American Release for Na Hong-Jin's Cannes Sci-Fi Film 'Hope'
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Andreas Wiseman, Melanie Goodfellow
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Summary
Neon has acquired North American distribution rights for Na Hong-Jin's sci-fi film 'Hope' and set its theatrical release for September 9th. The film premiered in competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival and has achieved one of the highest volumes of overseas pre-sales for a Korean film, with over 200 territory sales worldwide. Set in the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, the story follows police outpost chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) and officer Sung-ae (Hoyeon) as they investigate a mysterious creature causing destruction.
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Following its well-received premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival where it screened In Competition, the action-sci-fi recently secured one of the highest volumes of overseas pre-sales for a Korean film with more than 200 territory sales worldwide.
Set in the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, the film follows 'police outpost chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) and officer Sung-ae (Hoyeon) who are called to find a mysterious creature that has wreaked'
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