Park Seo Joon’s Movie ‘Concrete Utopia’ Invited to 2 Major Film Festivals
Lee Byung Hun and Park Seo Joon's movie "Concrete Utopia" will represent South Korea in upcoming two major film festivals. Ahead of the much-awaited release, the star-studded film had been invited to the Sitges Film Festival and the Hawaii Film Festival.
'Concrete Utopia' Invited to Sitges Film Festival, Hawaii Film Festival
According to a media outlet, Lotte Entertainment confirmed that the apocalyptic-thriller movie will participate in the Orbita section of the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2023.
The annual event, which will take place in Sitges, Spain, introduces top-notch fantasy and horror movies worldwide.
Known as one of the biggest films even in Spain, the 56th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival is scheduled from October 5, to October 15, 2023.
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Adding to the list of the movie's achievements, "Concrete Utopia" will also be screened at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
Scheduled for October 12 to 29, 2023, the Lee Byung Hun and Park Seo Joon-led film will be under the Spotlight on Korea section.
'Concrete Utopia' Cast, Release Date
One of the much-awaited movies to hit the big screen this 2023, "Concrete Utopia," is a disaster-thriller film that focuses on the journey of survivors after a massive earthquake hits Seoul.
With this, among the few survivors who made it despite the catastrophic incident were the residents of Hwang Goong Apartment.
Lee Byung Hun stars stars as Young Tak. He acts as the temporary leader who is responsible for keeping the apartment building away from outsiders.
Meanwhile, Park Seo Joon and Park Bo Young play married couple Min Sung and Myung Hwa.
Before the earthquake, Min Sung worked as an ordinary employee; however, after the calamity struck the city, he became the right-hand man of Young Tak.
Meanwhile, his wife, Myung Hwa, is a nurse who uses her expertise to help her neighbors.
Besides the trio, "Concrete Utopia" stars also include Kim Sun Young, "All of Us Are Dead" star Park Ji Hu, and more.
Set to hit local theaters on August 9, the upcoming disaster movie will also screen in various countries.
According to Screen Rant, Lotte Entertainment has pre-sold "Concrete Utopia" to 152 countries. With this, fans from France, Italy, Poland, and selected Asian countries will get to see the star-studded film.
During the press conference, "Concrete Utopia" director Um Tae Hwa, who also helmed Kang Dong Won's "Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned," hints at what to expect in the upcoming film.
He said that the movie is not the typical film about the "aftermath of a disaster, but shows different sides of human instincts when put in an extreme situation."
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