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Na Hong-Jin Discusses His Film ‘Hope’ at Busan Masterclass

Updated 2026-10-08 04:40 UTC 1 source Neutral

Director Na Hong-Jin discussed the inspiration behind his films 'The Chaser,' 'The Wailing,' and 'Hope' during a masterclass at the Busan International Film Festival. He traced 'Hope' to fears of an impending war on the Korean peninsula in 2017.

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Na Hong-Jin told a Busan International Film Festival masterclass audience that his film “Hope” grew out of a conviction, around 2017, that war was about to break out on the Korean peninsula. At the time, Na said, news reports were describing U.S. fighter jets and bombers flying in and ou
2026-10-08 04:31 UTC
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