Song Kang Ho To Take Part as Jury Member of 2021 Cannes Film Festival

The Parasite’s actor, Song Kang Ho, will be one of the jury members at the 74th Cannes Film Festival. He will be the fifth South Korean judge for the competition jury at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

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74th Cannes Film Festival in 2021: Song Kang Ho to be the Jury Member for the Official Selection of Films

Actor Song Kang Ho became the first Korean actor and fifth Korean jury at Cannes Film Festival.

One of the prominent movie actors from South Korea, Song Kang Ho, will judge the official selection of films at the 74th Cannes International Film Festival 2021 next month. His upcoming role marks him as the first Korean actor and the fifth Korean as the Cannes Film Festival’s jury member.

Previously, South Koreans who took part as one of the members of Cannes’s jury are:

Director Shin Sang Ok (1994).
Lee Chang Dong (2009).
Actress Jeon Do Yeon (2014).
Park Chan Wook (2017).

American filmmaker Spike Lee who led the panel of juries, will announce the complete list of juries by next week. Moreover, besides being a jury member, actor Song Kang Ho will attend the premiere of his latest film, Emergency Declaration, directed by Han Jae Rim.

Besides actor Song Kang Ho, many Korean movie stars are invited to the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. They are Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Jeon Do-yeon, Hwang Jung-min, Hwang Jung-min, Hyun-bin, and Ryu Seung-wan.

The prestigious event of the 74th Cannes Film Festival in 2021 will took place from July 6 to 17. After the event absence in 2020 due to Covid-19, the event will be held in a physical event. The guests will be allowed to enter the country under new regulations (amidst the pandemic). However, they must prove complete vaccination and a negative PCR test taken 72 hours before travel.

Best Movies of Song Kang Ho.

You must have watched the Korean movie Parasite that won Oscar in 2020 for Best Picture Award non-English film if you are a Korean movie fan. Besides Parasite, actor Song Kang Ho also has taken part in many great movies. Here are the five best movies of actor Song Jang Ho:

1. Memories of Murder

Year: 2003

Genres: Crime, Drama

Director: Bong Joon-ho

In the movie Memories of Murder, Song portrays Park Doo-man, a small-town detective who is investigating a serial rapist and killer in Memories. Park is an unrefined, simple man who uses violence in his police duties. However, as Park goes deeper into the case, he begins to view himself in the same cruelty as the murderer. The condition forces him to reconsider the type of person he aspires to be.

2. The Host

Year: 2006

Genres: Monster, Action

Director: Bong Joon-ho

In the movie The Host, Song stars Park Gang-du. He assists his family in running a snack stand despite having a developmental impairment. He also a father of a young girl named Hyun Seo. One day, a monster came out from the Han River in Seoul and snatching Hyun Seo.

Despite his instability, Park determines to fight both the monster and the unsympathetic authorities to save his daughter. Song Kang Ho’s excellent portrayal of Park makes the struggle most interesting storylines that impact Korean cinema.

3. The Good, The Bad, The Weird

Year: 2008

Genres: Western, Action

Director: Kim Jee Woon

In this movie, actor Song Kang Ho stars as “The Weird” character, a thief who steals a treasure map that the others are looking for. It’s a highly entertaining film. This movie is one of the most entertaining Korean films ever.

4. A Taxi Driver

Year: 2017

Genres: Historical, Drama

Director: Jang Hoon

A Taxi Driver is a compelling and historically significant film that tells another true story from Korea’s democratic struggle. Song Kang H plays a taxi driver named Kim Sa-bok. He formed a strong bond with German actor Thomas Kretschmann, who portrays the German reporter who hires his taxi.

5 .The Attorney

Year: 2017

Genres: Historical, Drama

Director: Jang Hoon

In the movie The Attorney, Song’s character transforms from a hedonistic money-grubber to an advocate for justice, a change that’s both entertaining and heartwarming. In the film, he defended 22 democracy activists on fabricated charges that they were North Korean sympathizers.