Korean Thriller ‘A Girl With Closed Eyes’ Starring Kim Min-ha Acquired by Finecut

Seoul-based Finecut has secured international sales rights for A Girl With Closed Eyes ahead of the film’s screening at the Toronto market and its world premiere at Busan.

This thriller-drama centers on a murder suspect and a detective with a shared past, reunited over the murder of a bestselling author. A Girl With Closed Eyes is the debut feature from Chun Sun-young, known for her short film Good Night, which was invited to Cannes Critics’ Week.

The lead role of the suspect is played by Kim Min-ha, recognized for her performance as Sun-ja in Apple TV+’s Pachinko. In this film, she portrays a woman accused of murdering a famous writer, claiming that he was her kidnapper back in 2002. The detective role is taken on by Moon Choi, familiar from films like Deliver Us From Evil and Okja.

A Girl With Closed Eyes is presented by Solaire Partners LLC, a venture capital firm that has supported successful box office hits such as Parasite, Extreme Job, and 12:12: The Day.

At the Toronto festival, Finecut will also represent Hong Sang-soo’s By The Stream, which premiered in competition at Locarno and secured the Best Performance Award for Kim Min-hee. This film will screen in the Centrepiece section at Toronto. Additionally, Finecut will host a market screening for Noise under Toronto’s Industry Select. This film is poised for its world premiere in the Panorama competition section at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival.

Finecut is also handling Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning, which had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. This animated feature is an adaptation of a best-selling Korean novel, following a doctor-turned-priest tasked with protecting a naïve yet powerful child from his corrupt master.