The Busan International Film Festival, which takes place every fall in the beachfront of the country’s largest port city, unveiled its 2025 lineup in Seoul on Tuesday. The 30th edition of the fest will run Sept. 17-26.

The Busan festival opens with director Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice , a black comedy thriller based on the novel The Ax by Donald Westlak, which follows Man-su (played by Lee Byung Hun) in his desperate struggle to hunt for a new job after being fired from a position he has held for 25 years.

This year’s Busan presents 241 official selection films – up from 224 from last year, including satellite programs and community events taking place throughout the city and entertaining local audiences during the festival period.

Busan has also strengthened its competitive

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