▲ Director Lee Chang-dong won the Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice Film Festival.
Director Lee Chang-dong's new film 'Possible Love' has won the Grand Jury Prize, the second-highest honor, at the Venice International Film Festival.
'Possible Love' was announced as the recipient of the Grand Jury Prize at the closing ceremony held at the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido of Venice, Italy, on the 12th local time.
This marks the first time a South Korean film has won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
This is Director Lee's first award at the Venice Film Festival in 24 years, following his Silver Lion for Best Director for 'Oasis' in 2002.
At the time, 'Oasis' brought Director Lee the Best Director award alongside Moon So-ri winning the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor.
Taking the stage, Director Lee gave credit to the lead actors, saying, "I want to thank Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, Jo In-sung, and Cho Yeo-jeong, who breathed life into this film. This award belongs to all of you."
He continued, "In an era where labor is disappearing and connections between people are breaking down, I made this film to ask what cinema can do and what cinema must do."
'Possible Love' is Director Lee's first new feature in eight years since 'Burning' (2018), as well as his first Netflix-produced film, starring actors Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, Jo In-sung, and Cho Yeo-jeong.
The film tells the story of a documentary director (Cho Yeo-jeong) with a wealthy husband (played by Jo In-sung) who captures the lives of a fired laborer couple (Sol Kyung-gu, Jeon Do-yeon) on camera, leading individuals from different class backgrounds to confront each other's lives and desires.
Following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on the 6th, it received a seven-minute standing ovation and poured-in favorable reviews from foreign media.
The top prize, the Golden Lion, went to director Maïwenn's 'The Woman Unknown' (Note: translated from local context / Maïwenn).
'The Woman Unknown' is a work depicting the story of Marie, a young woman in post-World War II Denmark who hides her past relationship with a German soldier.
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