Director Park Hoon-jung's 'Tristes Tropiques' Achieves Greatness by Winning Top Prize at L'Étrange Festival

The hard-boiled action noir 'Tristes Tropiques', directed by Park Hoon-jung, has won the 'Grand Prix Nouveau Genre', the top prize in the international competition category at the 32nd L'Étrange Festival. According to media reports, at this festival held in Paris, France, from September 1 to 12, the work was honored with the top prize, surpassing competing works by being recognized for its intense action and unique genre colors.

The festival organizers evaluated 'Tristes Tropiques' as an action thriller that builds up like an opera and evokes the golden age of Hong Kong films in the 1980s and 90s. Starring Kim Myung-min, Park Hae-soo, Lee Shin-young, and Park Yu-rim, this film deals with a revenge story involving a killer organization called 'Children' who suspect one another.

Prior to this award, 'Tristes Tropiques' has been achieving consecutive successes at major overseas genre film festivals, such as being invited to the Òrbita section of the 58th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia and winning the Silver Raven at the 44th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Additionally, it continues to receive calls of love from the global film industry, such as being invited to the 40th Fantasy Filmfest.

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