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Actor Kim Min-hee and Director Hong Sang-soo Appear Together at Locarno Film Festival

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  • The Korea Herald South Korea · Centre-right · Herald Corporation (Yeongpoong Group)

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Actor Kim Min-hee and director Hong Sang-soo attended the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland this week. This appearance marked their first public outing together since the birth of their son last year. The pair attended the screening of Hong's 35th feature film, "Nowhere to Lay My Eyes," which was invited to the international competition section of the 79th edition of the festival. In the film, Kim plays the lead role of Sang-hee, a woman who travels to Jeju island to find her divorced mother. Kim also served as the production manager for the project. Following the screening, Kim reportedly spoke with the audience about balancing her acting career with her life as a new mother. Hong has been invited to the Locarno festival five times, previously winning the best director award for "Our Sunhi" in 2013 and the Golden Leopard prize for "Right Now, Wrong Then" in 2015. Kim previously won the best performance award for her role in the 2024 film "By the Stream."

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