Yoon Ga Eun's 'THE WORLD OF LOVE' Opens in French Cinemas on May 6

Korean independent film 'THE WORLD OF LOVE' by director Yoon Ga Eun will be released in French cinemas on May 6. The film has been the highest-grossing Korean independent film of 2025, with over 200,000 admissions in South Korea. It received support from renowned filmmakers including Bong Joon Ho, Kim Jee-woon, Yeon Sang-ho, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Park Chan-wook, Jia Zhangke, Kim Tae-ri, and Greta Lee. Bong Joon Ho selected Yoon Ga Eun as one of '20 directors to watch in the 2020s' in Sight & Sound magazine, calling her 'one of the most exciting Korean directors of her generation.' The story follows Joo-in, a high school girl whose seemingly peaceful life hides a painful past involving sexual trauma. Yoon Ga Eun stated she wanted to explore trauma and resilience, avoiding stereotypical portrayals of victims. She emphasized the importance of representing young girls on screen, noting that films focusing on children and adolescents are becoming rare. The director described her motivation as personal, driven by societal questions and the daily lives of people.