Park Hoon-jung’s Tristes Tropiques Lands North American Distribution

Park Hoon-jung’s latest film, Tristes Tropiques, has secured distribution deals in several territories, including North America, where Well Go USA will release it. Finecut, the Korean sales company handling the title, announced the new agreements on November 3, ahead of the film’s South Korean theatrical debut on November 25.

Swift Distribution acquired French-speaking markets, Alfa Pictures took Spain and Andorra, Blue Swan Entertainment secured Italy, and CaiChang International acquired Taiwan. The deals add to earlier sales covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Poland, the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia and Mongolia.

The action noir follows young assassins trained by a powerful figure known as Master, who rules a tropical rainforest. After Master is found dead, the group cannot identify the killer and suspicion spreads among its members.

The cast includes Lee Sin-young, Park Yu-rim, Kim Myung-min and Park Hae-soo, alongside Taiwanese actors Austin Lin, Chen Yi-Wen and Wang Po-Chieh. Gold Moon Pictures, Park’s production company, made the film with co-producer Studio&New; Mindmark Inc. is presenting it.

The film has received genre-festival recognition, winning the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and the Grand Prix Nouveau Genre Canal+ at Paris’ L’Étrange Festival. It is also set to close the London Korean Film Festival. Well Go USA has previously brought Park’s Witch movies and The Childe to North American audiences.