At the 30th Busan International Film Festival (Biff 2025), the veteran actress Youn Yuh-Jung watched back how he joined the film The Wedding Banquet, remembering a surprising casting offer that made her laugh.
During the press conference of the film that was held on September 19th in Biff Hill in Haeundae, Youun Yuh-Jung revealed: “When the director Andrew Ahn approached me for the first time, the role was not a grandmother, but at the beginning, I thought it could work-but then I discovered the son, played by Han Ki-chan, it was only 20 years old. Only the grandfather. “
The wedding banquet, officially invited to the film section of the Biff world, is an unpredictable comedy on two gay men who plan a false wedding, just to be compared by a Korean grandmother with a witty. The film is directed by the Korean-American director Andrew Ahn.
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His sincere humor and humility reflected his signature style, which had attracted it to the public all over the world, especially after his winning Oscar performance in Minari.
The 30th Busan International Film Festival takes place from 17 to 26 September, with the wedding banquet scheduled for September 24.
Sources: Daum
