Quiet Haenam village takes starring role in Na Hong-jin's 'Hope'
Key takeaways
Quick summary- 1Na Hong-jin's creature feature "Hope" drew more than 3 million admissions in less than two weeks in theaters.
- 2Now the village where much of it was filmed is drawing visitors of its own.
- 3The film's main location is Namchang-ri, in the Bukpyeong area of Haenam-gun, South Jeolla Pro
Na Hong-jin's creature feature "Hope" drew more than 3 million admissions in less than two weeks in theaters. Now the village where much of it was filmed is drawing visitors of its own. The film's main location is Namchang-ri, in the Bukpyeong area of Haenam-gun, South Jeolla Province. Over roughly eight months of production, its narrow alleys and low-slung buildings stood in for Hopo-ri, the fictional town at the heart of the story. The production settled on the village for its landscape and wo
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