Director Na Hong-jin’s latest film 'HOPE' has achieved a historic milestone by securing the highest pre-sale value in Korean cinema history, reaching over 200 countries and territories. Following its official invitation to the competitive section of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival, the film has already recouped half of its net production budget through overseas sales. Starring Hwang Jung-min as Bum-seok, a police station chief in the demilitarized zone village of Hopohang who struggles to protect his town from the reported arrival of a tiger, the film marks his second collaboration with the director in 10 years since 'The Wailing'. | Director Na Hong-jin’s latest film 'HOPE' has achieved a historic milestone by securing the highest pre-sale value in Korean cinema history, reaching over 200 countries and territories. Following its official invitation to the competitive section of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival, the film has already recouped half of its net production budget through overseas sales. Starring Hwang Jung-min as Bum-seok, a police station chief in the demilitarized zone village of Hopohang who struggles to protect his town from the reported arrival of a tiger, the film marks his second collaboration with the director in 10 years since 'The Wailing'.