HOPE Official Trailer: Na Hong-jin's Sci-fi Thriller Arrives in Theaters This September

In the remote South Korean village of Hope Harbor, police outpost chief Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min) and officer Sung-ae (Hoyeon) are called to find a mysterious creature that has wreaked havoc on the village. In the nearby forest, a coterie of local hunters, including Sung-ki (Zo In-sung) set out to track the beast and find themselves hunted instead. But all is not as it seems, and perceptions can be misleading. What begins as ignorance plants the seed of disaster, escalating through human conflict into a tragedy of cosmic proportions.

After reaching a certain point with The Wailing I felt there was a more primordial and cosmic root to these themes that could only be explored by looking toward the stars,” says Na.

 

“Ultimately what this film hopes to explore and convey is the familiar adage that all the world’s tragedies stem from misunderstandings,” says Na. “While audiences might feel they are watching a pulse-pounding action sci-fi epic, I wanted Hope to be a film that lingers in the imagination — a story where the weight of tragedy between humans and aliens prevents spectators from simply laughing through all the excitement".