"Face" actor Park Jeong-min said portraying a visually impaired person made him think a lot about his biological father.
On the afternoon of the 10th, a press screening for the film "Face" was held at Megabox COEX in Seoul. After being recently invited to the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, director Yeon Sang-ho and actors Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo, Shin Hyun-bin, Lim Seong-jae, and Han Ji-hyun held a press conference via live video from Canada.
"Face" tells the story of Im Dong-hwan (Park Jeong-min), the son of visually impaired woodblock carving master Im Young-gyu (Kwon Hae-hyo/Park Jeong-min), who is called a living miracle, and how he uncovers the truth behind his mother's death after discovering her skeletal remains, which he thought had disappeared 40 years ago. It has been officially invited to the "Special Presentations" section of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, the largest film festival in North America and one of the world's four major film festivals, and has drawn early attention. Following "The Fake" and "Hell," director Yeon Sang-ho has received his third invitation, and leading actors Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo, Shin Hyun-bin, Lim Seong-jae, and Han Ji-hyun are expected to meet international audiences in Toronto, raising further anticipation.
Park Jeong-min played two roles, the father in the past and the son in the present, and said, "First, while preparing I watched videos made by visually impaired people who have difficulty with their eyes, and I had those kinds of thoughts," adding, "I have never lived as a visually impaired person, but having lived for a long time as a family member of a visually impaired person, there were behavioral patterns I naturally revisited. I found myself thinking about those things."
Earlier, Park Jeong-min revealed that his father lost his sight in an unexpected accident and ultimately became visually impaired, evoking sympathy.
He added, "As a result, both the preparation and the filming gave me an opportunity to think a little about my father's life. So I didn't choose this project for that reason, but this work unintentionally became a gift."
Meanwhile, "Face" opens on the 11th.
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