The 29th Busan International Film Festival opened last week with the world premiere of the period action epic Uprising, written by Park Chan-wook and Shin Chul, and starring Gang Dong-won.

Questions have been raised about why the festival chose a film produced by Netflix to open its cinematic showcase, especially at a time when box office numbers in South Korea have fallen sharply, but the Uprising star assures us that there were many advantages to collaborating with the streaming giant.

“Netflix gave us more freedom,” Gang explains in an exclusive interview with the Post at the festival.

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