The film 'Harbin' (director Woo Min-ho) will attend the Toronto International Film Festival.
Director Woo Min-ho, actors Hyun Bin and Lee Dong-wook have confirmed their official participation in the promotion section of the Gala Presentation section of the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, which will be held from the 9th to the 15th of next month.
Hyun Bin played the role of Ahn Jung-geun, and Lee Dong-wook played the role of Lee Chang-seop, giving passionate performances. They went on the turbulent journey of the independence army. They will present their works to movie fans around the world for the first time at the first official event.
The world premiere will be held at Roy Thomson Hall on the 8th of next month (local time). They will walk the red carpet right before the world premiere. They will greet the audience at the film festival.
The next day, they will hold the 'In Conversation with Hyun Bin, Lee Dong-wook' event. This is one of the main programs of the Toronto International Film Festival. They invite directors or actors to talk about the film.
It will be held in a Q&A format with the audience. This year, world-class directors and actors including Hyun Bin and Lee Dong-wook were selected for the event. They include director Steven Soderbergh, Cate Blanchett of 'Rumors', and Zoe Saldana of 'Emilia Perez'.
The Toronto International Film Festival said, "This is one of the most anticipated audience talks," and "We will talk about the careers and movies of Korean superstars Hyun Bin and Lee Dong-wook."
'Harbin' is a spy film. It depicts the breathtaking chase and suspicion between those who head to Harbin in 1909 for a single purpose and those who pursue them. It was directed by Woo Min-ho of 'The Man Standing Next' and 'Inside Men'. It is scheduled to be released in Korea in the second half of the year.