SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Yonhap) -- The Korean sci-fi epic "Hope" by director Na Hong-jin has been invited to screen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the film's distributor said Friday.

"Hope" will be screened at the Midnight Madness section of the 51st TIFF, set to open Sept. 10, according to Plus M Entertainment. The category is dedicated to creative genre films featuring an intense concept and sensational visuals.

Starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung and Jung Ho-yeon, the film follows police officers and villagers in the remote coastal town of Hopo as they become embroiled in a series of spiraling events after encountering powerful yet mysterious extraterrestrial beings.

It premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival this year before being released in South Korean theaters last month. Its North American opening is set for Sept. 9.

sshim@yna.co.kr

(END)

  • U.S. Marines stage live-fire drills involving FPV drones for 1st time in S. Korea
  • Galaxy Z series logs 1.44 mln preorders in S. Korea, highest on record
  • Singer-actor Cha Eun-woo files appeal after paying 13 bln won in taxes
  • (2nd LD) Temperatures soar to record 42.5 C in southeast

  • Navy's ROKS Daejeon awarded 'top gun' honor at RIMPAC

  • U.S. Marines stage live-fire drills involving FPV drones for 1st time in S. Korea

  • (LEAD) Police raid Starbucks Korea over controversial promotional event
  • Singer-actor Cha Eun-woo files appeal after paying 13 bln won in taxes
  • Navy's ROKS Daejeon awarded 'top gun' honor at RIMPAC

  • (3rd LD) Temperatures soar to record 42.5 C in southeast

  • (3rd LD) N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea: military

  • S. Korea's Danuri orbiter successfully films moon collision of SpaceX rocket
  • U.S. Marines stage live-fire drills involving FPV drones for 1st time in S. Korea
  • N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: military
  • Samsung to launch 3 Galaxy Z foldable smartphones in S. Korea on Fri.