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Hong Sang-soo’s Locarno-Bound ‘By the Stream’ Set for North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)
Hong Sang-soo's 'By the Stream,' which will premiere in Locarno is pre-bought for North American release.
“ By the Stream ” (aka “Suyoocheon”), the latest work by prolific South Korean minimalist director Hong Sang-soo, is set to release in North American theaters next year. A longer synopsis provided by Cinema Guild adds more: “In the wake of a scandal involving several of her students, Jeonim (portrayed by Kim Minhee), an artist and lecturer at a women’s university, asks her uncle Chu Sieon (Kwon Haehyo) to step in and direct a short play for the skit festival put on by her department. “’By the Stream’ is Hong’s longest film in years,” said Cinema Guild President Peter Kelly, “But he packs so much into two hours—the colors, the compositions, the pileup of narrative possibilities—that we didn’t want it to end.”
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