{
  "id": 824605,
  "title": "Actor Kim Min-hee attends Locarno film fest with director Hong Sang-soo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/actor-kim-min-hee-attends-locarno-film-fest-with-director-hong-sang",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T01:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/films/20260814/actor-kim-min-hee-attends-locarno-film-fest-with-director-hong-sang-soo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actress Kim Min-hee and her longtime partner, director Hong Sang-soo, made their first public appearance together at the Locarno Film Festival this week. The couple attended the premiere of Hong's latest film, \"Nowhere to Lay My Eyes,\" which was included in the international competition section of the 79th edition of the annual festival in Switzerland.\n\nKim, who gave birth to her son with Hong last year, participated in a post-screening conversation with the audience. In the discussion, she shared insights into her experiences as a new mother while continuing her acting career. \"Nowhere to Lay My Eyes\" is Hong's 35th feature film. The movie follows the story of Sang-hee, a character portrayed by Kim Min-hee, who travels to Jeju Island in South Korea to locate her divorced mother, whom they haven't seen in ten years.\n\nThis marked Hong's fifth appearance at the Locarno film festival, where he won the best director award for his 2013 film \"Our Sunhi.\"",
  "summary": "Actor Kim Min-hee and her longtime partner, director Hong Sang-soo, attended the Locarno Film Festival this week, foreign media reports showed Friday, in what marked their first public appearance together following the birth of their son. Kim and Hong attended the screening for the director's latest feature, \"Nowhere to Lay My Eyes,\" which was invited to the international competition section of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kim Min-hee and Hong Sang-soo attended Locarno Film Festival premiere.",
    "Kim gave birth to son with Hong last year.",
    "Kim discussed motherhood in post-screening conversation."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The public appearance bolsters Kim Min-hee's acting career momentum as a new mother, while also highlighting director Hong Sang-soo's continued presence in the international film festival circuit.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Actor Kim Min-hee attends Locarno film fest with director Hong Sang-soo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/actor-kim-min-hee-attends-locarno-film-fest-with-director-hong-sang-826333",
        "published": "2026-08-14T00:49:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Actor Kim Min-hee attends Locarno film fest with director Hong Sang-soo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/actor-kim-min-hee-attends-locarno-film-fest-with-director-hong-sang-825486",
        "published": "2026-08-14T01:52:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}