PublishedAssouline, December 2023 |
ISBN9781649801814 |
FormatHardcover |
Dimensions33cm × 25.4cm × 2.8cm |
It took 5,200 hours of filming, 2,500 participating actors and 500 costumes to produce the 125 minutes of HUNT. Directed by Squid Game's Lee Jung-jae, the movie was presented at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival at a sold-out screening before receiving a remarkable seven-minute standing ovation.
Set in South Korea in the 1980s during the Cold War, HUNT depicts the pursuit of a spy who has infiltrated the KCIA (Korean Central Intelligence Agency). Rather than provide a cathartic ending to impress the audience, it presents a conflict of beliefs between protagonists Park Pyong-ho and Kim Jung-do, proposing a reflection on whether what we perceive is really the truth. Taking readers through a story of beliefs and promises, this book presents exclusive imagery, from behind-the-scenes shots and movie stills to photographs taken on set at an array of different locations around the world. It is accompanied by words from Nam Jeong-ho, who narrates the making of HUNT and shares some of the movie's key scenes alongside compelling anecdotes and unexpected moments. AUTHOR: Lee Jung-jae is a South Korean actor and filmmaker who has been acclaimed for numerous successful acting roles during his three-decade-long career. After making his debut on television in 1993, he starred in an array of movies, such as The Housemaid (2010), The Thieves (2012) and Deliver Us from Evil (2020), and was most recently one of the lead actors in the internationally praised series Squid Game, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Hunt is Lee Jung-jae's directorial debut; it was presented at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival as an official title for Midnight Screenings and earned the filmmaker a New Director Award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. 200 illustrations Silk hardcover