Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Korean sales firm Finecut has inked multiple deals for horror thriller “Noise” and for “A Traveler’s Needs,” the recent Berlin prize-winner directed by Hong Sangsoo.“Noise” is a “multi-sensory and realistic horror” film that intertwines societal motifs of “floor noise” with suspenseful elements.
Directed by Kim Soo-jin, the film centers around a woman with a hearing aid haunted by inexplicable sounds linked to her sister’s disappearance in her own apartment and attracting a malevolent presence.
The film is currently in post-production. Among the pre-completion buyers are France’s KMBO, Red Castle Group for the CIS region, Indonesia’s Prima Cinema Multimedia and Thailand’s Iris Cinema Thailand.
Finecut will screen a promotional extract at its booth and in the Cannes Market. The Isabelle Huppert-starring, Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize-winner “A Traveler’s Needs” has scored multiple deals since launching at Berlin’s EFM.
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