Ahead of his historic directorial debut at the Cannes Film Festival, Lee Jung-jae entered Cannes, France.



Lee Jung-jae arrived in Cannes, France from London, England on the morning of the 18th.

His film companion, Jung Woo-sung, arrived in Cannes with Hong Jung-in, CEO of Megabox JoongAng, PlusM, Megabox JoongAng, PlusM, CEO, and Han Jae-duk, CEO of 'Hunt' from Seoul.



According to the official, Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung met at the Cannes official dorm on the afternoon of the 18th.

The two of them are tired of reading books, but they enjoyed the atmosphere of the Cannes Film Festival, which they visited for the first time in 10 years while looking around Croise Street.



Jung-jae Lee posted a video he took on Croise Street on his social media account, telling fans around the world about his emotional return to Cannes.


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Lee Jung-jae revisits Cannes after 12 years since being invited to the competitive section for the movie 'The Maid' (2010), and Jung Woo-sung 14 years after being invited to the non-competitive section for 'The Good, the Bad, and the Weird' (2008) did.



It is said that it was difficult to even walk for a minute at the request for photos and autographs from fans who recognized the two.

In particular, fans who recognized Lee Jung-jae due to the popularity of 'Squid Game' drew a hot reaction, shouting and requesting photos.



Invited to the Cannes Film Festival's Midnight Screening section, Lee Jung-jae's directorial debut, 'The Hunt', is about the National Security Agency agents Park Pyong-ho and Kim Jeong-do, who are suspicious of each other in order to find a hidden spy in the organization. is a spy action drama.

Lee Jung-jae takes on the role of 'Park Pyong-ho', an CIA agent who persistently pursues spies within the organization, and Jung Woo-sung takes on the role of 'Kim Do-do', another agent who approaches the spy's reality.



The film will be released for the first time in the world at the Lumière Theater, the main theater of the Cannes Film Festival, at 12:00 pm on the 19th (00:00 Korean time on the 20th).

Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-seong, who played the main roles in the movie, are scheduled to decorate the Cannes Film Festival, starting with an official screening on the 19th, an official press conference and foreign media interview on the 20th, and an interview with a domestic reporter on the 21st.



(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kim Ji-hye)