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Hong Sang-soo unbeaten from divorce and trial, love calls from foreign film festivals

Hong Sang-soo remains unbeaten despite the issues with his affair and divorce. And although he's been in the middle of a scandalous spotlight, foreign film festivals still want him.

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According to Berlin Film Festival, Hong Sang-soo's "Alone On The Beach At Night" has been invited to the 67th Berlin Film Festival in February.

"Alone The Beach At Night" was taken early in 2016 with Jung Jae-young and Kim Min-hee, the same cast from "Right Now, Wrong Then". The cast is the same but not the characters.

While Hong Sang-soo's affair with Kim Min-hee still hasn't died down, his movie "Yourself and Yours" was invited to San Sebastian and Toronto and New York last year. He also took home the Best Director in San Sebastian.

Hong Sang-soo's scandal with Kim Min-hee broke out in June. Since then, Hong Sang-soo hasn't been seen in Korean film festivals, either. He wasn't there at the premiere of "Yourself and Yours". His signing up for divorce fell through and it's now under trial.

Still, that doesn't stop him from being the most wanted director in other countries.

Then, on the 9th of January, Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee were spotted filming together. They didn't seem to mind the scandal and carried on with their work.

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