- Title: South Korean stars on Cannes red carpet for 'Emergency Declaration' premiere
- Date: 16th July 2021
- Summary: CANNES, FRANCE (JULY 16, 2021) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** ACTOR/SINGER YIM SI-WAN, ACTOR LEE BYUNG-HUN, DIRECTOR HAN JAE-RIM, AND ACTOR SONG KANG-HO, ACTOR LEE BYUNG-HUN ON THE RED CARPET FOR "EMERGENCY DECLARATION" PREMIERE PHOTOGRAPHERS
- Embargoed: 30th July 2021 22:25
- Keywords: Cannes film festival Emergency Declaration emergency declaration cannes han jae-rim korean movie song kang-ho
- Location: CANNES, FRANCE / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
- City: CANNES, FRANCE / VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
- Country: France
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA002EM3CO5P
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Some of the biggest stars of South Korean cinema descended on the French Riviera on Friday (July 16) for the premiere of Han Jae-rim's "Emergency Declaration".
In the film Song Kang-ho who starred in "Parasite", plays a police detective who is tipped off about a terrorist attack on a plane.
Among the passengers is Jae-Hyuk, who boards the flight despite his fear of flying to travel to Hawaii to seek help for his sick daughter. The role is played by Lee Byung-hun, who stars in the G.I. Joe series and the hit Korean drama "Mr. Sunshine".
Veteran actress Jeon Do-Yeon, who won the best actress award in Cannes in 2007 for "Secret Sunshine", takes on the role of a transport minister who sets up an emergency task force that tries to direct the airplane to safety.
Park Hae-joon, known for another hit Korean drama, "The World of Married" also stars in the film, which is expected to make a splash in the South Korean box office.
"Emergency Declaration" is screening Out of Competition at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, which runs through July 17.
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