‘Decision to Leave’ Cannes Win Is Vindication for Korean Culture, a Group of Friends and the Corporation That Backed Them Over Two Decades

‘Decision to Leave’ Cannes Win Is Vindication for Korean Culture, a Group of Friends and the Corporation That Backed Them Over Two Decades

Coming only three years after the Palme d’Or for “Parasite,” the two Cannes prizes for Park Chan-wook as best director and for Song Kang-ho as best actor are further proof of the strength of Korean cinema’s originality, its elevated skills and its resilience.

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