Busan film fest opens with modest indie after being dragged into a political spat
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Quick summary- 1BUSAN — The Busan International Film Festival opened its 31st edition Tuesday with a small-scale anthology film.
- 2Hours earlier, organizers had sidestepped questions about a political thriller whose entire team pulled out of the event amid fierce backlash.
- 3At a press conference fo
BUSAN — The Busan International Film Festival opened its 31st edition Tuesday with a small-scale anthology film. Hours earlier, organizers had sidestepped questions about a political thriller whose entire team pulled out of the event amid fierce backlash. At a press conference for the opening film, "The Table: Day and Night," a reporter asked director Kim Jong-kwan to weigh in on the controversy, raising concerns over apparent political pressure. Programmer Jung Ji-hye, who oversees the festival
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