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\n\tSouth Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin launched his latest feature, the sci-fi creature feature Hope<\/em>, at the Cannes Film Festival and almost immediately after the premiere the film has generated buzz as a potential genre classic.<\/p>\n

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\n\tNa made his name for genre favorites like the horror The Wailing<\/em>, the action thrillers The Chaser<\/em> and The Yellow Sea<\/em> and so there\u2019s been a lot of interest in the filmmaker\u2019s next feature project. The hype only increased as the film was entered into the main competition at Cannes and was acquired by hip indie distributor Neon before the festival kicked off. And the buzz around Hope<\/em> was then turbocharged by early social media reaction to its Cannes premiere and a jaw-dropping teaser released by Neon on Sunday. <\/p>\n

\nHope<\/em> is a epic sci-fi film that takes place on the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. The plot synopsis reads, \u201cIn the remote South Korea village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung- min) and officer Sung-ae (Hoyeon) are called to find a mysterious creature that has wreaked havoc on the village. In the nearby forest, a coterie of hunters, including Sung- ki (Zo In-Sung) set out to track the beast and find themselves hunted instead. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe cast also includes Hollywood stars Taylor Russell, Cameron Britton, Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt Hope<\/em>\u2018s Cannes premiere, The Hollywood Reporter\u2019<\/em>s correspondent wrote that the festival crowd \u201ccheered and applauded during the film\u2019s three outstanding set pieces \u2014 perhaps muting some of the response at the end of a 2 hour and 40 minute epic.\u201d The film then received a six-minute standing ovation when it finished.<\/p>\n

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\nTHR<\/em>\u2018s chief film critic David Rooney raved about the film in his review out of Cannes. \u201cIt\u2019s a great feeling to know from a movie\u2019s first frames that you\u2019re in the hands of an assured genre auteur,\u201d writes Rooney. \u201cThe rare action thriller that takes place almost entirely in broad daylight, Hope pulls you in immediately with its virtuoso camerwork, pulse-pounding score, adrenalized pacing and sharply drawn characters.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tRooney\u2019s view tallies with the opinions of some other professional critics who saw Hope<\/em> in France, but it did have its detractors, and the film currently holds a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 75 percent from only 12 reviews. It goes without saying that it is still early, and more full reviews of Hope<\/em> are to be expected. <\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, the reaction on social media from people who saw Hope<\/em> in Cannes range from unbridled amazement to genuine bafflement, a situation that is only likely to forment interest in Na\u2019s film. <\/p>\n

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\n\tSee the early reaction to Hope<\/em> below. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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