Fantasia Adds ‘Next Sohee,’ ‘Final Cut,’ Other Final Titles to a Varied Lineup

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Marta Balaga Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival will close its 26th edition with a screening of July Jung’s “Next Sohee,” an interesting take on exploitation starring the Wachowski siblings’ regular collaborator, South Korean actress Bae Doona.The film, which premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week, won’t be the only title to discover on the closing night, however, with a special screening of A24’s horror comedy “Bodies Bodies Bodies” also planned.

Directed by Halina Reijn and featuring Amandla Stenberg, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” breakout Maria Bakalova and Pete Davidson, the film shows a party game that leads to murder, all the while maintaining “a taut balance of uneasy tension and wicked humor,” teased the festival organizers.

The announcement came alongside Fantasia’s third wave of titles, finally rounding up this year’s varied selection. Among the world premieres, Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez will bring “The Elderly,” Shuichi Okita “The Fish Tale,” while in “Sadako DX,” Hisashi Kimura returns to the unforgettable “Ringu” craze.

Now, the curse has mutated, using the internet to its advantage.Berkley Brady will also debut her first horror feature, “Dark Nature.” The film, set in the Rocky Mountains, was presented in May as part of Cannes’ Fantastic 7 showcase.“It’s the launches of new emerging talents that are frequently the most exciting,” the festival’s artistic director, Mitch Davis, told Variety.“We’re all extremely happy with the mix and range of this year’s lineup.