Will Choi Wooshik and Park So-dam from "Parasite" Save the Stagnant Film Industry Once Again?

Actors Choi Wooshik and Park So-dam, who played as siblings in Oscar-winning "Parasite", will grace the domestic theaters.

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Attention is focusing on whether the new works of the two young actors will be able to revitalize the stagnant Korean film industry in the aftermath of the re-proliferation of COVID-19.

Earlier, the domestic film industry faced a crisis when the government temporarily suspended daily recovery due to the re-proliferation of COVID-19 and announced measures to strengthen quarantine.

In this atmosphere, works that had been confirmed to be released at the end of the year announced a series of postponements. Korean films such as "Emergency Declaration", starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun and Jeon Do-yeon, and "Kingmaker", have decided to postpone the release to meet more audiences.

Among them, "The Policeman's Lineage" starring Choi Wooshik and "Special Delivery" starring Park So-dam, are drawing attention by choosing to break through head-on. The two works will hold press conferences on the 29th and 30th, respectively and will be released in earnest. "The Policeman's Lineage" is scheduled to be released on January 5th and "Special Delivery" on January 12th.

"The Policeman's Lineage" is a crime drama about the dangerous investigation of Kang-yoon (Cho Jin-woong), the ace of the investigation, who boasts unrivaled arrest performance with huge donations from unknown sources, and Min-jae (Choi Wooshik), a principle police officer who is in charge of secretly observing him.

In "Parasite", Choi Wooshik, who created a rich chemistry with Song Kang-ho, will form an acting partner with Cho Jin-woong to show off a rough charm that has not been seen before.

"Special Delivery" is a criminal entertainment action film depicting a chase that takes place when a specialized express driver with a 100% success rate is caught up in an unexpected delivery accident. Expectations are high as it heralds a chase with thrilling driving actions and real bare-body actions, as well as a fresh material called a special delivery.

Park So-dam transforms into Eun-ha, a driver specializing in express delivery with a 100% success rate. The film has been raising expectations even before its release, with it officially invited to the Harbour section, the largest scale at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, called 'Sundance of Europe'.

Attention is focusing on whether the two new films starring Choi Wooshik and Park So-dam, will be able to empower the Korean film industry once again.