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Na Hong-Jin Traces ‘The Chaser,’ ‘The Wailing’ and ‘Hope’ to Bar Talk, Shamans and War Fears at Busan Masterclass

Na Hong-Jin told a Busan International Film Festival masterclass audience that his film “Hope” grew out of a conviction, around 2017, that war was about to break out on the Korean peninsula.

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The Core Event

At the time, Na said, news reports were describing U.S.

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fighter jets and bombers flying in and out over Pyongyang through the night.

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At the time, Na said, news reports were describing U.S.

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