The new zombie film "Gunchae" has been officially invited to the Cannes Film Festival and has confirmed its domestic release on May 21.
Director Yeon Sang-ho's new film "Gunchae" (director Yeon Sang-ho, distributed by ㈜SHOWBOX, produced by Wowpoint (WOWPOINT)·Smilegate, co-produced by Midnight Studio) has set its release date for May 21 and has drawn attention by releasing an international trailer.
Having been officially invited to the midnight screening section of the 79th Cannes Film Festival and receiving recognition for both its genre entertainment and completeness while attracting intense global interest, "Gunchae" has set its domestic release date for May 21 and presented the domestic version of the trailer that first premiered in the United States on Variety and became a hot topic.
"Train to Busan," which opened a new chapter in Korean zombie films, made director Yeon Sang-ho's theatrical release highly anticipated, and "Gunchae" is proving the intense domestic and international interest pouring in even before its release by having its trailer first unveiled by the U.S. entertainment trade publication Variety, generating buzz.
The international trailer for "Gunchae," later released in a Korean version, begins with a person whose limbs painfully contort and who then turns into an infected person, immediately capturing attention. At the same time, Seoyoung-cheol (Koo Kyo-hwan)'s line "Today we are going to do an experiment. Ah, not an experiment but a terror" suggests that the large-scale infection is not a simple accident and signals the beginning of the events in "Gunchae."
The infected gradually evolve, starting by running on all fours, then throwing themselves forward to charge, and finally intertwining and cooperating to threaten the survivors, offering audiences unpredictable horror suspense. In particular, the copy "the birth of a new species" hints that these creatures are different from zombies until now. Also, the survivors' desperate struggle to survive the infected tightens the hearts of prospective viewers and greatly amplifies curiosity about "Gunchae."
"Gunchae," which is also drawing attention as Jun Ji-hyun's screen comeback, will have its world premiere at Cannes, which opens on May 12, and then plans to meet domestic audiences.
Meanwhile, "Gunchae" depicts isolated survivors inside a building sealed off by an unexplained infection and their fight against infected that evolve into unpredictable forms. <
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