‘Colony’ Director Yeon Sang-ho Talks AI Impact, Korean Cinema Revival & Working With Japan 

Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho has been busy over the past few years. In addition to directing zombie thriller Colony – which premiered in Midnight Screenings here in Cannes – he directed two other movies last year, The Ugly and Revelations, and was a showrunner on a Japanese series that will soon drop on Netflix. 

Colony, which Korean studio Showbox has already sold to more than 124 territories, is part of a long-overdue return to Cannes official selection for Korean cinema – along with Na Hong-jin’s Hope in competition and July Jung’s Dora in Directors Fortnight. 

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