Yoon Sang-ho's new film 'Paradise Lost' has been officially scheduled for screening at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival.
The film will have its world premiere on September 13 at 5:30 PM at the Royal Alexandra Theater. Yoon Sang-ho, along with actors Kim Hyun-joo and Bae Hyun-sung, will attend the red carpet event prior to the screening.
Yoon, Kim, and Bae are set to arrive in Toronto on the morning of September 12 to begin their festival activities. The trio will participate in the red carpet and premiere, meeting international audiences for the first time.
'Paradise Lost' is a psychological thriller that begins with the return of Ryu Seon-woo, a boy presumed dead after a camping school bus incident nine years ago, to his mother Ryu So-young, who lost her son in the tragedy.
In the film, So-young relies on an AI program called 'Children of Paradise' to cope with her daily life. One day, her son Seon-woo, thought to be dead, returns home, leading to a complex coexistence with a son who is entirely different from the child she remembers.
Kim Hyun-joo plays Ryu So-young, grappling with the dual burdens of loss and anxiety over her returned son. This marks her continued collaboration with Yoon Sang-ho following her roles in the series 'Hell' and films 'Jung-yi' and 'Seonsan.' Bae Hyun-sung portrays Ryu Seon-woo, the son who returns after nine years, embodying a character shrouded in mystery.
The Toronto International Film Festival is the largest film festival in North America, serving as a platform for global distributors and media to gauge audience reactions to anticipated films for the latter half of the year. 'Paradise Lost' will be unveiled to the world at this festival, allowing for audience feedback ahead of its domestic release in October.
Yoon Sang-ho has been invited to the Toronto International Film Festival for the second consecutive year, following his film 'Face.'
'Paradise Lost' is set to be released in domestic theaters in October.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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