Director Yeon Sang-ho's new film "Paradise Lost," which drew significant attention after being invited to the Toronto International Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival, is set to be released on October 21.

Director Yeon explained that the movie began from a story written by his own mother.

[Goodbye, Son. Goodbye, Mom.]

"Paradise Lost" tells the story of a mother who, after losing her son in an accident and coping with her grief through an AI program, faces her son returning in a completely different form nine years later.

The story reportedly originated from Director Yeon Sang-ho's mother.

At a press screening held yesterday (October 12), Director Yeon explained that he discovered a story his mother had written in a practice notebook about a wicked son and a mother who loves him. He decided to turn it into a film because he found that psychological dynamic peculiar.

He stated that it was a process of peering into the abyss of human nature, and that he wanted to use the film to question what humanity means in the age of AI.

(Source: CJ ENM Movie)