Director Hong Sang-soo‘s 33rd feature-length film, ‘What Does Nature Say To You?’, has been officially invited to the competition section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, which will be held on February 13th, drawing attention.

According to overseas distributor Finecut Inc., on January 21 (local time), the Berlin International Film Festival Executive Committee announced at a press conference that director Hong Sang-soo’s new film ‘What Does Nature Say To You?’ has been officially invited to the feature-length competition section.

This is the 6th consecutive year that director Hong Sang-soo has been invited, following his previous works ‘The Woman Who Ran’, ‘Introduction’, ‘A Novelist‘s Film’, ‘In Water’, and ‘A Traveler’s Needs’. Director Hong Sang-soo has won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival for ‘On the Beach at Night Alone’, the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival for ‘The Woman Who Ran’, the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival for ‘Introduction’, the Silver Bear for Best Jury Prize at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival for ‘A Novelist‘s Film’, and the Silver Bear for Best Jury Prize at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival for ‘The Traveler’s Needs’.



At the invitation to the Berlin International Film Festival, Festival Director Tricia Tuttles and two program directors said, “We have all watched your most recent work in love with the formal language and rhythm of the film and the insights contained within it. We felt that ‘What Is Nature Telling You? was really intuitive about people and the flow that flows between them. And yet, there were many moments where it was also witty and funny. I send my sincere congratulations on this film.”



‘What Is Nature Telling You? is a work in which Ha Sung-gook, Kwon Hae-hyo, and Jo Yoon-hee, who have all appeared in many of director Hong Sang-soo‘s previous works, participated. The film tells the story of what happens when Donghwa, a poet in his thirties, accidentally visits the house of his lover Junhee.

The Berlin International Film Festival, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, will be held in Berlin, Germany from February 13 (Thu) to February 23 (Sun), 2025. ‘What is that nature saying to you?’ is scheduled to be released domestically in the first half of this year after its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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