The photocall forBroker (Les Bonnes Etoiles) took place during the 75th annual. Stephane Cardinale poses for a picture.
Four Korean films were shown at the festival. Park Chan-wook's romantic mystery Decision to Leave, Hirokazu Kore-eda's Broker, Lee Jung-jae's directorial debut Hunt, and Jung July's drama Next Sohee were the films. Two of those films won awards.
Broker, starring Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, singer-actress IU (Lee Ji-eun) and actress Lee Joo-Young, received a standing ovation at its festival screening and won the Ecumenical Jury Award for best film. Broker follows the characters played by Song, Gang and IU as they attempt to sell a baby left in an adoption box. They become a family in the process.
Shoplifters, the film that won the Palme d'Or, was directed by Kore-eda. Lake Father, Like Son was the winner of the jury prize at the festival. He is directing a film for the first time.
The award for best actor was won by Song Kang-ho. He thanked his co-stars in his speech. Song has won multiple awards for films such as The Attorney, Taxi Driver and Age of Shadows.
The decision to leave was made by Tang Wei, Park Chan-wook and Park Hae-il at the photocall. The photo was taken by Daniele Venturelli.
Park Chan-wook won the Best Director award. He thanked his stars and the vice-chairman of the group. In 2009, Park won the jury prize for his film Thirst, and in 2004, Oldboy won the Grand Prix. The Little Drummer Girl is a mini series directed by the director of The Vengeance Trilogy.
Park is a detective investigating a murder case. He falls in love with the widow of the deceased. The neo-noir story was described by a few festival critics as Park Chang-wook's best film since 2003's Oldboy. Lee Jung-hyun, Go Kyung-pyo, and Park Young-woo are also in the film.
The film Hunt, a story about two competitive Korean spies, received a standing ovation at the premiere. The film has Lee, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Nam-gil, and Ju Ji-hoon.
Decision to Leave was sold to 192 countries and territories, including France, North America, Turkey, India, the United Kingdom and Japan, with tentative plans for a fall theater release. Broker was sold to more than 170 countries. Neon has the rights to distribute in the US.
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