Filmmaker Park Hoon-jung wins top prize at French festival with 'Tristes Tropiques'

Director Park Hoon-jung’s action noir film Tristes Tropiques won the Nouveau Genre Grand Prize at the 32nd L’Etrange Festival in France. The win capped a strong European festival run and further boosted Park’s profile abroad. The film had already won the Silver Raven in Brussels and was invited to Sitges and Germany’s Fantasy Filmfest. It is still in final post-production before its domestic theatrical release.

Tristes Tropiques won the Nouveau Genre Grand Prize in the international competition section at the 32nd L’Etrange Festival in France.

The film previously won the Silver Raven at the 44th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.

It was officially invited to the 58th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival and Germany’s 40th Fantasy Filmfest.

Published Sep 17, 2026 1:03 pm KST

Poster for director Park Hoon-jung's new movie "Tristes Tropiques" / Courtesy of Mindmark

Director Park Hoon-jung's new action noir film "Tristes Tropiques" won the Nouveau Genre Grand Prize, the top honor in the international competition section at the 32nd L'Etrange Festival in France, its overseas distributor Finecut said Wednesday.

The prestigious award reinforces the director's standing in the international film circuit following a strong festival run across Europe.

The film previously won the Silver Raven in the international competition at the 44th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival and was officially invited to the 58th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival as well as Germany's 40th Fantasy Filmfest.

"Tristes Tropiques" revolves around a group of young assassins trained in a tropical rainforest by a ruthless master. After a pivotal incident shatters their trust, the killers begin to suspect one another and embark on a brutal journey of revenge. The movie blends deep suspense with fast-paced action, keeping the audience glued to the screen.

L'Etrange Festival, held annually in Paris every September, is one of France's premier venues for bold and inventive genre cinema. Notable Korean hits such as "Exhuma" (2024), "Concrete Utopia" (2023) and "The Spy Gone North" (2018) were previously screened at the festival.

Marc Troonen, an international programmer for the festival, praised the film for its stylistic intensity and relentless pace.

"Tristes Tropiques is an opera-like action thriller that accelerates relentlessly toward a furious climax as if there were no tomorrow," Troonen was quoted by Finecut as saying. "It features stylized action, raw instincts, and deep melancholy that collide intensely, evoking the golden era of 1980s and 1990s Hong Kong cinema."

Park, who established his reputation writing screenplays for "The Unjust" (2010) and "I Saw the Devil” (2010), made his directorial debut with "The Showdown" in 2011. He has since directed critically acclaimed genre films including "New World" (2013), "The Witch" series and "Night in Paradise," as well as Disney+ series "The Tyrant."

"Tristes Tropiques" is currently undergoing final post-production work ahead of its domestic theatrical release.

朴勋政导演的动作黑色电影《忧郁的热带》荣获法国第32届L'Etrange电影节新类型片大奖。此次获奖为其在欧洲各大电影节的出色表现锦上添花，并进一步提升了朴勋政在海外的知名度。此前，该片已斩获布鲁塞尔银鸦奖，并受邀参加锡切斯电影节和德国奇幻电影节。目前，该片仍在后期制作中，即将于韩国院线上映。

《忧郁的热带》荣获第32届法国L'Etrange音乐节国际竞赛单元新艺术风格大奖。

该片此前曾获得第44届布鲁塞尔国际奇幻电影节银乌鸦奖。

该片正式受邀参加第58届锡切斯国际奇幻电影节和德国第40届奇幻电影节。

发布于2026年9月17日下午1:03（韩国标准时间）

朴勋政导演新片《悲伤的热带》海报 / 图片由 Mindmark 提供

朴勋政导演的新动作黑色电影《悲伤的热带》荣获法国第32届L'Etrange电影节国际竞赛单元最高荣誉——新类型电影大奖，其海外发行商Finecut周三宣布了这一消息。

继在欧洲各大电影节取得佳绩后，这项享有盛誉的奖项进一步巩固了这位导演在国际电影界的地位。

该片此前在第 44 届布鲁塞尔国际奇幻电影节国际竞赛单元中荣获银乌鸦奖，并正式受邀参加第 58 届锡切斯国际奇幻电影节以及德国第 40 届奇幻电影节。

《忧郁的热带》讲述了一群年轻杀手在热带雨林中接受一位冷酷无情的师傅训练的故事。一场突如其来的事件打破了他们之间的信任，杀手们开始互相猜忌，并踏上了一段残酷的复仇之旅。影片将扣人心弦的悬念与紧张刺激的动作场面完美融合，牢牢抓住观众的眼球。

每年九月在巴黎举办的“奇异电影节”（L'Etrange Festival）是法国最重要的创新类型电影展映平台之一。此前，《出土》（Exhuma，2024）、《混凝土乌托邦》（Concrete Utopia，2023）和《特工北上》（The Spy Gone North，2018）等韩国佳作都曾在该电影节上放映。

电影节国际节目策划人马克·特鲁宁称赞这部电影风格鲜明、节奏紧凑。

据Finecut报道，特鲁宁表示：“《忧郁的热带》是一部歌剧式的动作惊悚片，节奏紧凑，毫不留情地朝着激烈的结局发展，仿佛没有明天。影片融合了风格化的动作、原始的本能和深沉的忧郁，这些元素激烈碰撞，让人想起上世纪八九十年代香港电影的黄金时代。”

朴赞郁凭借《不义联盟》（2010）和《看见恶魔》（2010）的剧本而声名鹊起，并于2011年执导了《决战》。此后，他执导了多部广受好评的类型片，包括《新世界》（2013）、《魔女》系列和《天堂之夜》，以及Disney+剧集《暴君》。

《悲伤的热带》目前正在进行最后的后期制作，之后将在国内院线上映。