Director Na Hong-jin’s latest SF thriller 'HOPE' (HOPE) has garnered significant international attention following its world premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. The film, featuring a stellar cast including Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, and Michael Fassbender, is being praised for its bold, genre-bending narrative that explores the origins of human violence. Despite being labeled a 'dark horse' in the race for the Palme d'Or with a rating of 2.8, the film's festival journey has been marred by controversy due to disrespectful remarks made by a foreign reporter during the official press conference regarding the cast. | Director Na Hong-jin’s latest SF thriller 'HOPE' (HOPE) has garnered significant international attention following its world premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. The film, featuring a stellar cast including Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, and Michael Fassbender, is being praised for its bold, genre-bending narrative that explores the origins of human violence. Despite being labeled a 'dark horse' in the race for the Palme d'Or with a rating of 2.8, the film's festival journey has been marred by controversy due to disrespectful remarks made by a foreign reporter during the official press conference regarding the cast.