Park Hoon-jung's 'Tristes Tropiques' Sells Globally

Park Hoon-jung's anticipated thriller, 'Tristes Tropiques,' has finalized a significant distribution deal with Well Go USA for North America. The film, slated for a November 25 release in Korea, is generating international interest with sales confirmed in French-speaking territories, Spain, Andorra, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, India, Indonesia, and Mongolia.

The narrative follows a band of trained killers operating under a mysterious master in a tropical rainforest. Tensions rise and mutual distrust emerges when the master is found dead, leaving the assassins to question who is responsible.

Starring Lee Sin-young, Park Yu-rim, Kim Myung-min, and Park Hae-soo, the film also features Taiwanese actors Austin Lin, Chen Yi-Wen, and Wang Po-Chieh. Well Go USA's previous collaborations with director Park include 'The Witch' films and 'The Childe.'

'Tristes Tropiques' has already garnered international acclaim, winning the Silver Raven Award at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and the Grand Prix Nouveau Genre Canal+ at Paris' L'Étrange Festival. It is also set to close the London Korean Film Festival.