Park Hoon-jung, a sought-after director of action noir films, will begin production this month on “Tristes Tropiques.” The film will be presented to distributors on the sidelines of the Toronto International Film Festival by Finecut, which will handle sales rights.
Claude Levi-Strauss – Tristes Tropiques (1955)
The film follows a group of young assassins affiliated with the Tristes Tropiques organization, which specializes in jungle warfare and is under the absolute authority of Master.
Production will take place in Thailand and will run from September to December. Finecut reports that it will feature an international cast skilled in various styles of action, but it did not provide details about Korean or foreign elements.
“Tristes Tropiques” is produced by director Park’s own production company, Gold Moon Film, and co-produced by Mindmark, a content IP company owned by the Shinsegae department store and duty-free shopping group. Recent output also includes “A Normal Family,” “Victory,” “Love Reset” and “Honey Sweet.”