PREVIEW: Decision to Leave (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tang Wei (Lust, Caution), Park Hae-il (Memories of Murder), Lee Jung-hyun (Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula), Go Kyung-pyo (Seoul Vibe), Park Yong-woo (Blood Rain), Jung Yi-seo (Parasite), Kim Shin-young (My Girl and I), Park Jeong-min (Time to Hunt), Seo Hyun-woo (Love Fiction), Teo Yoo (Leto), Go Min-si (The Battle: Roar to Victory), Lee Hak-joo (The Negotiation), Yoo Seung-mok (Gangnam Blues), Jeong Ha-dam (Steel Flower)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Park Chan-wook (Oldboy), director, writer, producer; Jeong Seo-kyeong (The Handmaiden), writer; Go Dae-suk (film debut), producer; Jo Yeong-wook (The Beauty Inside), composer; Kim Ji-yong (The Last Stand), cinematographer; Kim Sang-beom (The Man from Nowhere), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

As Detective Hae-jun (Hae-il) investigates the mysterious death of a man in the mountains, he meets and becomes enamoured with the dead man’s charismatic Chinese wife, Seo-rae (Wei)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The celebrated South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook is back with a compelling new romantic mystery, which earned him a Best Director prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND COMING SOON TO MUBI – GET YOUR FREE TRIAL TODAY WITH AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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