Showbox Adds ‘The Killers’ Anthology Film to Busan Sales Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Leading Korean content firm Showbox Corp. has added “The Killers,” an unusual anthology film, to its Busan rights sales line up.
The film takes its title and themes from Ernest Hemingway’s 1927 short story of the same name. Deploying satire, it described the work of a pair of hit-men, but also delved into themes of death, friendship, and the purpose of life.
It has become a literary classic and is frequently included in anthologies of short stories. The anthology film, which is now in advanced stages of production, includes six short films by Korean directors inspired y the Hemingway story.
They include Lee Myung-Se (“M,” “Duelist,” “Nowhere to Hide”), Chang Hang-jun (“Rebound,” “Forgotten”), Kim Jong-kwan (“Josée,” “The Table”), Roh Deok (TV series “Glitch,” “Very Ordinary Couple”), Sung Cho and Yunyu.
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