Netflix’s Korean cult-horror thriller “Hellbound” returned for its much anticipated second season with a world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, showcasing intense performances from the new cast members, particularly Moon Geun-young.
Created by Yeon Sang-ho, known for zombie flick “Train to Busan”, the first season of “Hellbound” achieved critical and commercial success with its portrayal of a world where supernatural beings suddenly appear to tell people of their impending death, followed by monstrous entities that drag the condemned to hell.
But the most captivating – and gut-wrenching – performance of the second season arguably belongs to Moon Geun-young, a much beloved former teen actress in South Korea, who portrays a young wife gradually transforming into a deranged cult fanatic.
Yeon said he decided to cast Moon after seeing her in a 2021 TV drama where she portrayed a tormented wife who succumbs to alcoholism while caring for her alcoholic husband.
Moon did not attend this year’s BIFF, but fellow cast member Kim Hyun-joo said: “Moon Geun-young made a tremendous contribution. I already knew (she was immensely talented), but I was pleasantly surprised and delighted by her performance.”
‘Living in hell’
The series was featured at BIFF in its big-screen theatres, even as the festival faces criticism from cinephiles for selecting a streaming title, “Uprising”, also from Neflix, as its opening film this year.
Cineastes blame OTT streaming platforms for some of the challenges encountered by the traditional theatre market and independent filmmakers.
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