‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho Explores Human Fragility With Alfonso Cuarón-Backed Netflix Film ‘Revelations’: ‘Issues That Are Relevant in Korea Also Ring True for the Global Audience’

variety.com:

Naman Ramachandran Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho has traded zombies for psychological horror in his latest Netflix thriller, digging deeper into the darkness of human nature while keeping his signature moral complexity intact.

In Yeon’s latest Netflix thriller “Revelations,” a pastor believes punishing the culprit behind a missing-person case is his divine mission, while a detective haunted by visions of her dead sister pursues her own truth.

The film represents a deliberate shift toward more intimate storytelling for the acclaimed director of “Train to Busan” and “Hellbound.” “With ‘Revelations,’ I wanted to delve deeper into human nature and emotions,” Yeon explains in an interview with Variety. “To really deep-dive into human fragility, I needed an intimate storyline, not a grand-scaled one.” The film stars Ryu Jun-yeol (“A Taxi Driver,” “The 8 Show”) as Pastor Sung Min-chan, Shin Hyun-been (“Hospital Playlist,” “Reborn Rich”) as Detective Lee Yeon-hui, and Shin Min-jae (“Parasyte: The Grey”) as Kwon Yang-rae.

Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón serves as executive producer, having discovered Yeon’s work after watching “King of Pigs” at Cannes.