[Sportschosun Reporter Jo Ji-young] Director Lee Chang-dong said, "It was not easy to secure investment in practical terms, but Netflix waited for us."
On the morning of the 25th, Netflix's film "Possible Love" (directed by Lee Chang-dong and produced by PINEHOUSE FILM, Anonymous Content, and Now Film) held its production presentation at Hotel Naru Seoul - MGallery Collection in Mapo District, Seoul. Attending the event were Jeon Do-yeon, who plays Mi-ok, a woman living a harsh and exhausting life while standing by her husband, a laid-off worker; Sul Kyung-gu, who plays Ho-seok, a dismissed worker who fights after suddenly losing his job in an unfair layoff; Zo In-sung, who plays Sang-woo, the husband of documentary filmmaker Ye-ji, who wants to capture the lives of a laid-off worker couple; Cho Yeo-jeong, who plays Ye-ji, a woman living in circumstances that contrast with Ho-seok and Mi-ok; and director Lee Chang-dong.
Speaking about his collaboration with Netflix, Lee Chang-dong said, "Netflix approached this project with trust from the very beginning. Even so, I looked for investors in order to make it a theatrical film, and Netflix waited for that as well. When things became realistically difficult, Netflix once again decided to join the project based on its faith in the film and in me as a director. Throughout the entire production process, they never interfered or made any demands. They respected my independence as a director. That was true after this film was completed, and it remains true now. Perhaps while making this film, I was able to work more comfortably than I have on any of my previous productions."
"Possible Love" tells the story of a laid-off worker and his wife, as well as a documentary director and her husband, following two couples who meet while making a documentary and confront different lives and hidden desires. The film stars Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung, and Cho Yeo-jeong, and is directed by Lee Chang-dong, whose previous films include "Peppermint Candy," "Oasis," "Miryang," "Poetry," and "Burning." It will open in theaters on September 23 and be released on Netflix starting November 6.
Jo Ji-young, Reporter
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