Director Hong Sang-soo, actor Kim Min-hee win awards at Locarno film fest
Director Hong Sang-soo and actor Kim Min-hee have clinched awards at this year's Locarno Film Festival for their latest film, "Nowhere to Lay My Eyes." Hong received the award for best direction at the 79th edition of the film festival in Switzerland on Saturday, while Kim, the director's long-time partner, won best performance along with Italian actress Monica Bellucci for her role in Italian…
Director Hong Sang-soo and actress Kim Min-hee were honored at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland for their recent collaboration in the film "Nowhere to Lay My Eyes." Hong received the prestigious award for best direction, while Kim, a longstanding partner of the director, won the accolade for best performance, alongside Italian actress Monica Bellucci for her role in the Italian drama "Kettice."
The film "Nowhere to Lay My Eyes," Hong's 35th feature as a director, follows the story of Sang-hee (played by Kim Min-hee), who travels to the southern Korean island of Jeju to search for her divorced mother, whom she hasn't seen in a decade. This marked the fifth time Hong's work was showcased at the Locarno film festival; he previously received the best director award for "Our Sunhi" (2013) and the Golden Leopard prize for "Right Now, Wrong Then" (2015).
Kim had previously been recognized at the festival for her outstanding performance in Hong's film "By the Stream" (2024).
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