Actor Lee Jae-in of the film "Concrete Market" emphasized the film's message.
On the afternoon of the 1st, at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Jamsil, Songpa District, Seoul, a press screening and press conference for the film "Concrete Market" (director Hong Ki-won) were held. After the screening, director Hong Ki-won and the film's lead actors Jung Man-sik, Lee Jae-in, Hong Kyung, Yoo Su-bin and others attended the conference and talked with domestic reporters about the film.
"Concrete Market" is a film that depicts how Hwanggung Market, where goods are bought and sold, is established in the only apartment remaining after the great earthquake, and how people begin trading in their own ways to survive, and the events that unfold.
Lee Jae-in, who gave a passionate performance as the film's protagonist Choi Hee-ro, said, "I think a person's true nature shows when a crisis arises. It's a situation in which an overwhelmingly large crisis has struck, and when everyone goes through that situation, each character survives in different ways. In Hee-ro's case, she is a friend who tries to solve problems by pretending not to be. She pretends to be an adult and to know everything, strategizing, but inside there is fear, and she faces problems rather than avoiding them. Usually, strategic, brainy characters have a cold side. I boil over inside such a character. I thought that side seemed to show a human aspect, so it was interesting."
He added, "It may be a somewhat big story, but I think it's meaningful that this film pays attention to the younger generation. I thought that a change of leaving a safe place could feel like a disaster to young people. Each person adapts differently. I think those things will resonate with the younger generation. Apart from that, there's the suspense and fun that the extraordinariness of a disaster provides, and putting all that aside, it's a film that's great for 'fangirling' or 'fanboying.' I had a lot of fun doing my own 'fangirling.' I thought these parts would resonate and be enjoyable," he said with a laugh.
"Concrete Market" opens on the 3rd. <
[Photo] OSEN reporter Min Kyung-hoon.
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