A scene from Na Hong-jin's film "Hope" / Courtesy of Plus M Entertainment
Director Na Hong-jin’s film “Hope” fell short of winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday (local time), but the genre-bending work remained one of the most talked-about entries in this year’s competition.
Set in a remote harbor village near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), "Hope" follows a police chief and a rookie officer as they confront a mysterious being.
The ensemble, including Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung and Jung Ho-yeon alongside Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Taylor Russell, anchor the spectacle in fraught human reactions: fear, panic, denial and opportunism.
Despite missing the top prize, “Hope” drew significant attention throughout the festival, emerging as a dark horse with its unconventional mix of thrills, comedy, action and science fiction.
