Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong vows to do best in Oscar race despite barriers

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SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- "Possible Love" director Lee Chang-dong said Friday th...

By Lee Minji

SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- "Possible Love" director Lee Chang-dong said Friday that he would give his all in the Academy Awards race despite what he described as a challenging environment for Korean films.

The film, which marks Lee's first feature film in eight years after the critically acclaimed "Burning" (2018), won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Venice International Film Festival and has been selected as South Korea's entry for the Oscars.

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