EXCLUSIVE: South Korea’s Hive Filmworks has boarded sales of Yoo Jae-in’s En Route To, which is set to receive its world premiere in Busan’s fir
EXCLUSIVE: South Korea’s Hive Filmworks has boarded sales of Yoo Jae-in’s En Route To, which is set to receive its world premiere in Busan’s first-ever Competition section.
The film centres on high school student Yun-ji, who becomes pregnant after having an affair with her married teacher. The sudden disappearance of the teacher leads Yun-ji to seek out an abortion, stealing her roommate’s savings to buy illegal pills in a bid to terminate the pregnancy.
The cast is led by Sim Su-bin as Yun-ji alongside Lee Ji-won of TV drama series Sky Castle and the Hitman films, and Jang Sun from Busan 2023 award-winner Concerning My Daughter.
It marks the feature directorial debut of Seoul-born Yoo, who also wrote the screenplay, and is her graduation project from the Korean Academy of Film Arts. She has previously directed shorts including Happyhappy Cookingtime, Hey, How Are You? and Return To Sender. She won the best miniature film prize at the Blue Dragon Awards in 2023 with Ghwa The Last Name.
Seoul-based Hive Filmworks will introduce international buyers to the title at the Asian Film and Contents Market (ACFM), which runs alongside the festival from September 20-23.
Further upcoming titles on its ACFM slate include romance Niko by French filmmaker Julien Birban Levy and mystery thriller Home A Loan by Korea’s Kim Tae-kyeong.
Busan has introduced a Competition strand for the first time this year, comprising 14 titles from across Asia. The 30th edition of the festival will run from September 17-26.
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