South Korea, which saw its 2020 International Oscar submission Parasite not only win that prize but also take an unexpected Best Picture triumph, has selected its entry for next year’s race. …
not only win that prize but also take an unexpected Best Picture triumph, has selected its entry for next year’s race., Woo Min-ho’s historical political thriller which has been a local hit, grossing $36.4M after being released locally pre-pandemic back in January. The movie is set in 1970s Korea, when the country was under the absolute control of controversial President Park Chung-hee, and chronicles the events leading up to his assassination at the hand of one of his aides in 1979.
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