Busan Film Festival Sets Park Chan-wook Scripted Netflix Title ‘Uprising’ as Opener, Expands Program Despite Slashed Funding
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Busan International Film Festival will expand its screening program by some 8% in what it calls “an effort to maintain a scale befitting Asia’s top film festival.” This is despite a 50% cut in government financial support.
The festival will open on Oct. 2 with “Uprising,” a star-studded period drama from Netflix that was scripted and produced by Park Chan-wook (“Oldboy”) and directed by Kim Sang-man.
It will close on Oct. 11 with the Eric Khoo-directed “Spirit World,” which the Singaporean director shot in Japan with French icon Catherine Deneuve in the lead role. “Uprising” involves a servant (played by Gang Dong-won) and his master, the som of a noble family with military connections.
While they agree that the servant should be free, complications arise. The film also stars Cha Seung-won, Kim Shin-rock, Jin Sun-kyu and Jung Sung-il. “With Park Chan-wook’s signature humor oozing through the well-woven narrative, full of intense conflict and tension, the film is fueled with powerful and compelling energy that truly stands out,” said the festival selectors.
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