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‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae Re-Edits Directorial Debut ‘Hunt’ Ahead of TIFF

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLee Jung-jae, the Korean actor who has received an Emmy nomination for his role in Netflix hit series “Squid Game,” has re-edited “Hunt,” the film that marked his feature directorial debut.

The new version will play at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.“Hunt,” a 1980s-set espionage thriller about rival agents from North and South Korea, had its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

It played as an out-of-competition title in a Midnight Screening slot.Lee said Wednesday that, since returning home, he had changed some key lines and created some new exposition in order to help overseas audiences understand the plot and the insight into the turbulent politics of the era.

This involved some cuts and having the actors re-record some dialogue. Lee also stars in the film, opposite Jung Woo-sung. “When writing the script of ‘Hunt,’ I set younger generations in South Korea who learn about the era from history textbooks as the target audience.

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