Neon has nabbed its fifth film in the Cannes Competition with Na Hong-Jin’s Hope.
Neon has taken North American and English-language rights to the next film by the The Wailing director. Neon is said to have been aggressively pursuing the project since an early footage presentation in November.
The film stars Korean star Hwang Jung-min (Deliver Us from Evil), Zo In-sung (Moving), Hoyeon (Squid Game), Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Taylor Russell (Bones and All), and Cameron Britton (Umbrella Academy).
The synopsis reads: “In Hope Harbor, a remote village near the Demilitarized Zone, police chief Bum-seok receives alarming news from local youths that a tiger has appeared. As the village erupts into panic, Bum-seok is forced to confront a reality beyond belief.”
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