"Song Joong-ki"Bogota"→"Secret Forest" Spinoff, Busan Film Festival Selection Project Revealed

Aug 26, 2024

'Song Joong-ki'Bogota'→'Secret Forest' Spinoff, Busan Film Festival Selection Project Revealed



The 29th Busan International Film Festival unveiled five selected films of the "Today of Korean Film - Special Premiere" and six films of the "On Screen".

First, the 'Today of Korean Films - Special Premiere' section presents the latest and representative films of contemporary Korean commercial films with popular appeal and status in premie, and this year, it unveiled four world premieres, one Korean premier, and a total of five films that will attract the audience's attention.

Named 'Today of Korean Film - Special Premiere', 'Exposure: A Child With Its Eyes Closed' is a thriller about a complicated and tense incident between a criminal and a detective who are reunited in the wake of the bestselling author's murder, Kim Min-ha, who received worldwide attention for 'Pachinko', and Choi Hee-seo, 'Park Yeol'. Director Huh Jin-ho's new work 'Ordinary Family' is a well-made suspense that shows four people living with their own beliefs watching CCTV footage of their children's crimes, and everything collapses, starring Seol Kyung-gu, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Hee-ae and Su-hyun, giving a tight sense of tension.



Set in Bogota, Colombia, 'Bogota' is a work that tells the story of Koreans who entered the smuggling business in Bogota, the last place where hopeless lives chose, and Song Joong-ki stars and stars a large number of unique actors such as Lee Hee-joon, Kwon Hae-hyo, Park Ji-hwan, Cho Hyun-chul and Kim Jong-soo. `Don't Touch Dirty Money' is the directorial debut of director Kim Min-soo, who wrote the screenplay for `Bullaby: The World of Bad Guys.' Jung-woo, Kim Dae-myung and Park Byung-eun star in a crime drama that takes place when two detectives involved in corruption jump into crime for a bigger party. Taiwan's movie of the same name 'Cheongseol' also attracts attention. The movie, which was also very popular in Korea, will once again show a warm and beautiful story by Hong-kyung and Noh Yoon-seo, who are making solid filmography with their outstanding acting skills, and Kim Min-joo, a new actor in the spotlight.

'Song Joong-ki'Bogota'→'Secret Forest' Spinoff, Busan Film Festival Selection Project Revealed
Then 'On Screen' is a section that previews the most notable drama series in the sense that it encompasses the expanded flow and value of the film. This year, it will meet the audience with a rich lineup of four Korean and two foreign works, which are scheduled to be unveiled for the first time in the world.



'Farewell, Afterwards' is a melodrama starring Kazumi Arimura of 'I had a flower bouquet-like love' and Kentaro Sakaguchi of 'The Ten Years of Life'. It's a familiar setup of a man who received a dead boyfriend's heart transplant and a woman who's attracted to him, but it doubles the fun with rich details. 'Spotlight is mine' is the third series by renowned Taiwanese actor, writer, and director Yan Yiwen after the first and second installments of 'Women Cultivator'. Through female characters from various occupations in the show business industry, the stage of a fierce life that combines dreams, passion, capital and desire is comical and sour.

'Good or Bad Dongjae' is a spin-off of the popular drama series 'Secret Forest'. Lee Joon-hyuk and Park Sung-woong star, and new situations and incidents unfold with urgency around Seo Dong-jae, a cheeky but lovable prosecutor. 'Gangnam B-side' is a thrilling chase crime drama behind a glamorous Gangnam. The breathtaking development and tension surrounding the disappearance case captivates viewers. Jo Woo-jin, Ji Chang-wook, Ha Yoon-kyung, and Kim Hyung-seo star, adding to the charm of the character.



Season 2 of 'Hell' is a follow-up series of 'Hell' Season 1 (21), which drew attention by drawing dystopian worlds with various and controversial topics, and director Yeon Sang-ho and writer Choi Gyu-seok will once again join forces to create a more vivid world view of 'Hell'. 'A week before I die' is a youth fantasy romance in which an old boyfriend who has become a Grim Reaper appears in front of a lost protagonist and faces a new phase of life, and Gong Myung and Kim Min-ha provide different fun with lively and pleasant acting.

The 29th Busan International Film Festival will be held for 10 days from October 2nd to 11th around the Seoul Cinema Center, which will reveal the selected films of "Today of Korean Film - Special Premiere" and "On Screen" that will allow you to meet contemporary Korean and foreign films and dramas first.



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