Director Park Chan-wook's 'Decision to Leave' Competing at Cannes, Released on June 29

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] CJ ENM announced on the 6th that "Decision to Leave" (director Park Chan-wook), which was selected for the competition section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, will be released on June 29.

"Decision to Leave" is a film about detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il), who investigates a suspicious death in the mountains and meets the deceased's wife Seo-rae (Tang Wei), feeling both suspicion and interest, marking director Park Chan-wook's first domestic new work in six years.

Director Park achieved his fourth competition entry this year, following his Jury Prize-winning "Oldboy" in 2004, "Thirst" which won the Jury Prize in 2009, and "The Handmaiden," invited to the competition section in 2016.

The special video of "Decision to Leave" released that day features Hae-joon standing against an open sea backdrop and Seo-rae with an inscrutable gaze. The subtle tension between them lasts only briefly before they gradually draw closer, sparking curiosity about the evolving relationship that oscillates between suspicion and interest. The film is expected to be an original drama combining a detective story and romance, enhanced by a stylish mise-en-sc?ne.

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