The South Korean thriller “The Girl with Her Eyes Closed,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will have its world premiere at the Busan Film Festival in October, has secured global sales representation in Finecut.
The company is also representing South Korean director Hong Sang-soo’s latest film “By the Stream,” which premiered at Locarno earlier this month where it won the award for Best Performance and will next screen in Toronto’s Centrepiece section. Finecut’s Korean horror-thriller “Noise,” which recently premiered at the Sitges Fantasy Festival, will screen at Toronto Industry Select.
“The Girl with Her Eyes Closed” follows the story of a murder suspect and a detective who share a common past. The two women are reunited through the murder of a bestselling author, and as the investigation progresses, they uncover hidden truths.
Currently in post-production, the film marks the feature debut of director Jeong Sun-young, whose short film “Good Night” was shown at Cannes Critics’ Week. Finecut will screen the film in Toronto. Busan announced that “Girl” has been selected for the Korea Film Today category, which features critically acclaimed commercial films.
Kim Min-ha, star of the acclaimed Apple TV+ series “Pachinko,” stars as the suspect, while Moon Chae, known for his performances in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Okja” and “Anarchist from Colony,” plays the detective.
The film is produced by Solaire Partners, the venture capital firm that has backed numerous box office smash hits such as “Parasite,” “Extreme Job,” “12.12 The Day” and “Next Sohee.”
Besides these films, Finecut will also be showcasing “Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning,” an animated adaptation of a bestselling Korean novel. The story revolves around a doctor-turned-pastor who must protect an innocent but powerful child from an evil master. The film had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
