REinvent Nabs ‘Hana Korea,' Starring ‘Squid Game's' Kim Joo-ryung (EXCLUSIVE)

REinvent Nabs ‘Hana Korea,' Starring ‘Squid Game's' Kim Joo-ryung (EXCLUSIVE)

Copenhagen-based REinvent Intenational Sales has picked up the Danish-Korean pic "Hana Korea," headlining "The Squid Game"'s Kim Joo-ryung and Minha Kim of Apple TV+'s "Pachinko."

Sharon Choi, "Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho's interpreter and close collaborator, has boarded the project as co-writer. Produced by Sonntag Pictures' Sara Stockmann ("Armadillo", "Bobbi Jene") with Seesaw Pictures' Heejung Oh ("Pearl of the Desert"), the hybrid project is due to start lensing in Korea this coming August.

Danish documentary filmmaker Frederik Sølberg ("Doel") will be making his fiction debut with the story of a young North Korean refugee's pursuit of happiness in South Korea. Hyesun must confront the challenges of letting go of her past while adjusting to her new life.

Based on the true life of a young North Korean defector, the film will reconstruct her life, using fiction techniques and actors to protect her identity.

REinvent will kick off sales at the Cannes market. Said REinvent CEO Rikke Ennis: "We are incredibly proud to represent this unique and mind-blowing project. Having followed the success of ‘Parasite' and knowing the fantastic talent behind ‘Hana Korea,' I have no doubt that this film will be a festival darling with great box office potential."

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