Squid Game's Lee Jung-Jae set to make his directorial debut at Cannes Film Festival 2022
Lee also co-stars in the Korean-language spy thriller

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When it comes to places to debut your first directorial feature, Cannes Film Festival is not a bad spot. Squid Game breakout star Lee Jung-Jae’s debut film, Hunt, will premiere next month during one of the festival’s midnight screenings, which are reserved for thriller and genre-adjacent features.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, the ‘80s-set Korean-language film “tells the story of two special agents in Korea’s National Intelligence Service who are independently tasked with the same mission: to find a North Korean mole within the agency. During the course of their investigations, the pair come face to face with an unbearable truth, but must complete their own missions at all costs.”