Lee Seon-gyun and Joo Ji-hoon's 'Silence' to Attend the 76th Cannes Film Festival

Midnight Screening Invitation

The film "Silence," starring actors Lee Sun-kyun and Ju Ji-hoon, is also heading to Cannes.

On the 25th (Korean time), the Secretariat of the 76th Cannes Film Festival announced that following the official selection of films for this year's festival, "Silence" (directed by Kim Tae-gon) has been additionally invited to the Midnight Screening section.

Lee Sun-kyun (left) and Ju Ji-hoon [Photo by Lotte Entertainment, H& Entertainment]

"Silence" depicts the story of people trapped on an airport bridge on the verge of collapse, shrouded in thick fog so dense that nothing can be seen ahead, struggling to survive against unexpected threats lurking within. The film is produced by director Kim Yong-hwa of "Along with the Gods," with CJ ENM handling provision and distribution.

The cast includes Lee Sun-kyun, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hee-won, Moon Sung-keun, and Kim Tae-woo, and it is directed by Kim Tae-gon, who previously directed "1999, Memory in the City" (2013) and "Goodbye Single" (2016).

The Midnight Screening section, to which "Silence" was invited, screens genre films late at night and has recently seen a series of Korean films invited, gaining prominence. Last year, "Hunt" (directed by Lee Jung-jae) was screened.

This year, director Kim Tae-gun and lead actors Lee Sun-kyun and Ju Ji-hoon are expected to attend the official screening at the Lumi?re Theater at the Cannes Film Festival and walk the red carpet.

Previously, the Cannes Film Festival invited director Kim Ji-woon’s "Cobweb" to the non-competition section, and "Hwaran" (directed by Kim Chang-hoon) to the Un Certain Regard section. "Sleep" (directed by Yoo Jae-sun), starring Lee Sun-kyun and Jung Yu-mi, was selected for Critics' Week, and director Hong Sang-soo’s "Our Day" was chosen as the closing film for Directors' Fortnight.

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