Cannes, Hope and Film genre
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Woke up from a hysterically entertaining night at Cannes thinking about Na Hong-Jin’s batshit HOPE, and its mere existence in competition at the festival. In its absurdity, it justified the whole trip for me.
One of the most confounding films to compete for the Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival debut Hope is a rip-roaring Korean creature feature made with gonzo skill. Idiosyncratic in structure, spring-loaded with momentum,
The movie has been met with mixed reactions following its Cannes premiere, and you can now check out the first footage from Na Hong-jin's Hope for yourselves right
NEON has released the first teaser trailer for ‘Hope,’ Na Hong-jin’s Cannes Competition thriller will arrive in theaters this fall
Hope, the mega, non-stop action, alien thriller from filmmaker Na Hong-jin, had its premiere at the Grand Théâtre Auditorium Sunday night and it had the audience bursting into spontaneous rounds of ecstatic applause during certain high-octane moments.
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'Hope' director says film was inspired by 'ominous' feeling about the world
Na Hong-jin, the director behind the sci-fi thriller "Hope," said the sense of looming danger he felt about the world inspired him to make the film that has been invited to compete at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
In one of the more audacious big screen headlining roles, Michael Fassbender, Oscar winner Alicia Vikander and Taylor Russell play antagonistic aliens in South Korean director Na Hong-Jin’s sci-fi monster movie,