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Creature Feature: South Korean Thriller Unleashed in US
11 Sep
Summary
- Hope Harbor faces a mysterious creature, sparking a hunter's pursuit.
- Andrew Garfield leads a 1381 rebellion against King Richard II.
- Alan Ritchson races against time in a cartel-targeted delivery.
The specialty film market welcomes several new releases, led by Na Hong-jin's South Korean sci-fi thriller 'Hope'. The film, a major hit in its home country, follows a police chief and hunters tracking a mysterious creature in a remote village. Focus Features presents Paul Greengrass's historical epic 'The Uprising', starring Andrew Garfield as a rebel leader fighting King Richard II in 1381.
Angel Studios offers 'Runner', an action thriller featuring Alan Ritchson as a former soldier turned courier caught in a deadly race. Several limited releases also debut, including Walter Thompson-Hernandez's 'If I Go Will They Miss Me', set in Los Angeles and distributed by Rich Spirit. Isabel Hagen's directorial debut 'On A String', a comedy about a Juilliard violinist, opens in New York via Joke Zero.
Kino Lorber is releasing Maya Annik Bedward's documentary 'Black Zombie', which explores the origins of the zombie from colonial Haiti to Hollywood. Outsider Pictures presents 'The Condor Daughter', Bolivia's Oscar entry about a teenager in the Andes. Lastly, Mary Mazzio's documentary 'Mighty Mary' chronicles the first all-women sailing crew to compete for the America's Cup.
