A glimpse of the highly anticipated 2026 film 'HOPE' has finally been unveiled.
On May 10 (Korea Standard Time), the Cannes Film Festival released a short clip of 'HOPE', an official selection for this year's Competition section, on its official website.
The 1-minute and 31-second clip begins with Beom-seok (Hwang Jung-min), the chief of the Hopohang branch, and local youth Seong-gi (Zo In-sung) arriving at the scene after hearing reports from village youths about a tiger sighting.
Seong-gi points to a vague shape in the middle of the road, saying, "It's over there, sir," while Beom-seok stares at the road, reacting with, "Is that thing dead in the middle of the road?"
Beom-seok then confronts the group of local youths about the rifles they are carrying. When the group claims the guns are registered, Beom-seok orders them, "Come to the office later with those guns."
The true nature of "that thing" the two are staring at is not revealed in the clip. However, the 1-minute and 30-second video exudes a significant sense of mysterious tension. It was also enough to build anticipation for the on-screen chemistry between Hwang Jung-min and Zo In-sung, who are working together for the first time in 'HOPE'.
While the film's time period has not been officially stated, the police car and Hwang Jung-min's police uniform suggest it is set in the past.
'HOPE' tells the story of Beom-seok, the chief of the Hopohang branch located near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), who encounters an unbelievable reality after hearing reports of a tiger sighting from local youths, putting the entire village on high alert. It is the first new film in 10 years from director Na Hong-jin, known for 'The Chaser', 'The Yellow Sea', and 'The Wailing', and stars Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander.
The film is competing for the Palme d'Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on May 12.
Thierry Frémaux, General Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival, invited 'HOPE' to the Competition section, commenting, "It is a work that constantly crosses genres throughout its two-hour-plus runtime. It captures a facet of history that has never been explored before."
'HOPE' has a runtime of 160 minutes, making it the longest film directed by Na Hong-jin. The film will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival before being released in Korea this summer.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kim Ji-hye)
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