The Busan International Film Festival will expand its screening program by about 8% in what it calls “an effort to maintain a scale befitting Asia’s top film festival,” despite a 50% cut in government funding.
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The festival kicks off on October 2 with “Uprising,” a star-studded Netflix costume drama written and produced by Park Chan-wook (“Oldboy”) and directed by Kim Sang-man.
The film closes on October 11 with the Eric Khoo-directed film “Spirit World,” which the Singaporean director shot in Japan and stars French icon Catherine Deneuve.
“Uprising” is about a servant (played by Gang Dong-won) and his master, the sum of a noble family with military connections. Although they agree that the servant should be free, complications arise. The film also stars Cha Seung-won, Kim Shin-rock, Jin Sun-kyu and Jung Sung-il. “With Park Chan-wook’s trademark humor seeping through the well-woven story, full of intense conflict and tension, the film is fueled by a powerful and compelling energy that really stands out,” the festival selectors said.
