Choi Hyunyoung's 'All’s Well That Ends Well' at Busan — SkimNews
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- Choi Hyunyoung is developing 'All’s Well That Ends Well,' a film centered on a teenage ballerina whose heroic narrative after a subway disaster unravels into a web of lies, marking her first project since 'Memories of a Dead End'.
- Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has provided development support for the film, which is in its fourth screenplay draft and entering early financing and co-production discussions.
- Producers Jeon Jiseong and Kwon Mizy are collaborating with Choi, citing the script’s emotional depth and complex storytelling as exceeding their expectations and driving their continued partnership.
- Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) hosts the project through its Asian Project Market, where the team seeks co-producers, financiers, and sales partners with creative alignment.
- Choi Hyunyoung drew on a personal memory from age 14 at the site of a real tragedy, which she suppressed for over 20 years, framing the film as a long-carried story rather than a conventional follow-up project.
Why it matters: Choi’s deeply personal return, backed by KOFIC and positioned for international co-production, shifts focus from the disaster to its aftermath—how truth is shaped by survivors, families, and media—offering a culturally specific story with global resonance in an era of narrative manipulation.
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