South Korean movies are making a strong showing at the Cannes Film Festival, riding on a wave of enthusiasm for series like Squid Game and movies like Parasite, and catering to a taste for sophisticated intrigue and polished action.
"It feels like a golden age for South Korean productions," said Lee Jung-jae, the superstar actor in Netflix's Squid Game, whose debut as a director, Hunt, has screened out of competition at Cannes.
