Before the first screening, in front of the Lumière Theater in Cannes, France The director and cast members are greeting each other. From left, director Hirokazu Kore-eda, actors Kang-ho Song, Ji-eun Lee, Lee Joo-young, Dong-won Kang, and Lee Yoo-jin, representatives of the film house. Xinhua News Agency”/>
26th (local time) Before the first screening, in front of the Lumière Theater in Cannes, France The director and cast members are greeting each other. From left, director Hirokazu Kore-eda, actors Kang-ho Song, Ji-eun Lee, Lee Joo-young, Dong-won Kang, and Lee Yoo-jin, representatives of the film house. Xinhua News Agency
A film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, along with Korean actors and crew including Song Kang-ho, Kang Dong-won, Lee Ji-eun (IU), and Lee Joo-young. won the ‘Ecumenical Award’ at the Cannes Film Festival. The Ecumenical Award is awarded separately from the Cannes Film Festival’s official awards, and is selected by an ecumenical jury with Christian colors.
The jury of the 2022 Ecumenical Awards will be held at the Salon de Ambassador Palais in Cannes, France on the afternoon of the 28th (local time) as the winner of the Ecumenical Award, directed by Koreeda. said to have selected The jury said, “This film shows how a family can become a family without blood. “Despite many painful circumstances, a safe environment created by three adults and one orphan around a baby saves lives and souls,” he said. He continued, “Through the touching conversation between a person who was abandoned by their parents and a person who abandoned their child, he showed the innovative method of ‘forgiveness through others’.”
is the story of people who are entangled because of a baby box and go on an unexpected journey together. So-yeong (Lee Ji-eun), a mother who abandoned her child, came to find her, Sang-hyeon (Song Kang-ho) and Dong-soo (Kang Dong-won), a baby broker, and Hae-jin (Lim Seung-soo), who wanted to leave the orphanage for a while, get in a car and go to sell the child. Those who are not related by blood become a new family to each other.
Director Koreeda, who participated in the awards ceremony that day, said, “I think I received an award that really suits this work. I hope that it will be a story in which life is watched and nurtured in a slightly larger box of society.” He continued, “I wanted to convey to the children who grew up away from their parents, so I wrote a direct line, ‘Thank you for being born’, which I don’t usually write.” .
The ecumenical award ceremony is held separately from the official closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival. The award was founded in 1974 by Christian directors, critics and film experts. The jury said, “In addition to the artistic value of the film, the Ecumenical Award is a special point of view that simultaneously evaluates the value of the soul, the complexity of the world, justice, human dignity, respect for the environment, peace, solidarity, and reconciliation, which reflect the values of the gospel. I have a ”, he introduced the character of the award. Last year, it was directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. In 2019, it was directed by Terrence Malick. has won this award.
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