Hur Jin-Ho’s intense family drama is an adaptation of Herman Koch’s ‘The Dinner’.
South Korean sales firm Finecut has closed key distribution deals for Hur Jin-ho’s A Normal Family, which is set to receive its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival.
The family drama has been sold to key territories including France and French-speaking Switzerland (Diaphana Distribution), Vietnam (Lumix Media) and worldwide Inflight excluding South Korea and Taiwan (Encore Inflight), just based on the screening of a promo reel.
The film will debut in the Special Presentations section of TIFF and is an adaptation of Dutch...
South Korean sales firm Finecut has closed key distribution deals for Hur Jin-ho’s A Normal Family, which is set to receive its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival.
The family drama has been sold to key territories including France and French-speaking Switzerland (Diaphana Distribution), Vietnam (Lumix Media) and worldwide Inflight excluding South Korea and Taiwan (Encore Inflight), just based on the screening of a promo reel.
The film will debut in the Special Presentations section of TIFF and is an adaptation of Dutch...
- 7/25/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
A US version of ‘The Dinner’ starring Richard Gere played in competition at the Berlinale.
Korea’s Finecut is launching international sales on two Korean remakes at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm): Secret: Untold Melody, based on Jay Chou’s Taiwanese hit Secret, and The Dinner, an adaptation of Herman Koch’s bestselling novel.
The Dinner has been adapted in three other countries, including Oren Moverman’s US version, which premiered in competition at the Berlinale in 2017 and starred Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. This will be its first adaptation in Asia.
Both Secret:...
Korea’s Finecut is launching international sales on two Korean remakes at the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm): Secret: Untold Melody, based on Jay Chou’s Taiwanese hit Secret, and The Dinner, an adaptation of Herman Koch’s bestselling novel.
The Dinner has been adapted in three other countries, including Oren Moverman’s US version, which premiered in competition at the Berlinale in 2017 and starred Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. This will be its first adaptation in Asia.
Both Secret:...
- 10/8/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Creature Features have been a bit of a mixed bag in Korean cinema. While “The Host” enjoys a place of pride amongst the Top 5 highest-grossing Korean films of all time at the domestic box-office and “D-War” currently sits at No 24 on the same list, other films like “Sector 7” and “Chaw” haven’t fared so well. The latest offering in the genre from the country, “Monstrum” changes things up a bit with the story set during the Joseon era.
Synopsis
It’s the 22nd year of Jungjong. The plague has taken over Joseon, and fear runs rampant in the streets. When rumors of a vicious beast roaming Mount Inwangsan–called “Monstrum” by terrified masses–begin to spread, fear turns into panic. In order to quell the rising panic, King Jungjong brings back his most trusted general Yoon-gyeom from retirement. Joined by his daughter Myeong, his right-hand man Seong-han, and royal court officer Heo,...
Synopsis
It’s the 22nd year of Jungjong. The plague has taken over Joseon, and fear runs rampant in the streets. When rumors of a vicious beast roaming Mount Inwangsan–called “Monstrum” by terrified masses–begin to spread, fear turns into panic. In order to quell the rising panic, King Jungjong brings back his most trusted general Yoon-gyeom from retirement. Joined by his daughter Myeong, his right-hand man Seong-han, and royal court officer Heo,...
- 8/9/2018
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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