Korea‘s Showbox has added “Taboo: The Silent Day,” a horror thriller directed by first-time helmer Park Kyung-kun, to its gross sales slate at Hong Kong FilMart.
Shot in Indonesia with a Korean crew and solid, the movie facilities on a gaggle of associates whose trip in Bali takes a terrifying flip once they by chance break a mysterious urn, unleashing vengeful spirits throughout Nyepi Day — Bali’s sacred Day of Silence, when all types of consuming, pleasure, journey and lights should stop.
The movie stars Kwon Da-ham (“A Killer Paradox,” “D.P.”), Choi Tae-eun (“Swish Pals,” “Checkmate”), and Lee Jeong-hoon (“Excessive College Love Story”). At the moment in post-production, “Taboo: The Silent Day” is concentrating on a third-quarter launch this 12 months.
Showbox’s numerous FilMart lineup spans a number of genres. Drama ”Huge Deal” (working title), from director Choi Yun-jin, follows a younger funding agency affiliate (Lee Je-hoon) who returns to Korea in the course of the 1997 Asian monetary disaster to rehabilitate the nation’s prime Soju firm, which is on the point of chapter. The movie co-stars Yoo Hai-jin and is about for a second-quarter 2025 launch.
“As soon as We Had been Us,” a romantic drama directed by Kim Do-young (“Kim Ji-young, Born 1982”), stars Koo Kyo-hwan and Mun Ka-young as former lovers who unexpectedly reunite on a flight greater than a decade after their separation. The movie is scheduled for a 3rd quarter 2025 launch.
“The Verdict,” against the law drama co-directed by Lee Chang-hee (“A Killer Paradox,” “The Vanished”) and Yusron Fuadi (“Tengkorak,” “Setan Alas!”), follows a courtroom safety officer (Rio Dewanto) who takes determined measures to hunt justice for his murdered spouse after the trial of her killer takes an surprising flip. The thriller is about for a launch within the third quarter of this 12 months.
“White Blast,” a thriller thriller directed by Hong Eui-jeong (“Voice of Silence”) and Park Solar-woo, stars Kim Yun-seok and Koo Kyo-hwan. Set at a distant snow-covered prepare station, the movie follows a station grasp on his final day of labor as he encounters a mysterious younger man as studies of escaped convicts circulates. The movie is slated for launch on the finish of the 12 months.
