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Director Q&A: Choi Dong-hoon

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SINCE HIS DEBUT with The Big Swindle in 2004, South Korean director Choi Dong-hoon has remained steadfastly committed to a
core set of themes: gambling, duplicity and urban crime. His latest, the heist caper, The Thieves, has so far sold 13.02 million tickets at the South Korean box office, making it the most-watched Korean film ever. A story of Chinese and Korean master criminals set mostly in Hong Kong and Macau, the film is readying for theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada on Friday. The 42-year old director spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about his challenges writing for women, the pressures of directing The Thieves and why a stint in Hollywood might be on
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North Korean Production Breaks New Ground

WHILE IT’S THE first film made in North Korea with Western investment in 30 years, Comrade Kim Goes Flying does not signal a new sense of openness for the world’s most isolated nation, said co-director Nick Bonner.

“I don’t think anything’s changed,” said Bonner, who helmed the film with Anja Daelemans and Kim Gwang-hun. “It’s been a long process. And I hope they’ve learned from the experience. They’ve made a new type of film, and it’d be interesting to see how they react to that.”

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BUSAN IS ASIA’S top festival — but it’s also half the world away from the major film centers of the West. So before you leave the hemisphere, why not stop off at one of Asia’s world-beating vacation destinations? From private atolls, to Thai meditation caves, here are three of the industry’s favorite exotic getaways for rejuvenation in the Far East.

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