Cannes, France, May 17, 2026 (AFP) - S. Korean blockbuster 'Hope' underscores growing film ambition

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Acclaimed director Na Hong-jin has unveiled South Korea's highest budget film ever: a blood-splattered sci-fi thriller featuring killer extraterrestrials based on real-life couple Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander. "Hope" by Na, whose low-budget horror movie "The Wailing" became a huge hit in his home country, was able to give free rein to his dark imagination in this gory tale of alien invasion. "It's the most expensive film in the history......

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