# Na Hong-Jin's Film Roots at Busan

> Na Hong-Jin links his films to war fears and human distrust.
- Title: Na Hong-Jin's Film Roots at Busan · Variety | Shortify
- Summary: Na Hong-Jin links his films to war fears and human distrust. Na Hong-Jin says his film 'Hope' grew from 2017 war fears and distrust of people.
- Keywords: na hong-jin, hope, busan masterclass, war fears, shamans, bar talk, entertainment, culture, Hong-Jin's, Film, Roots, Busan
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/na-hong-jin-hope-fear-war-busan-masterclass-1236905247
- Author: Naman Ramachandran
- Published: 2026-10-08T04:31:04+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: na hong-jin, hope, busan masterclass, war fears, shamans, bar talk, entertainment, culture
## Na Hong-Jin
Na Hong-Jin told Busan masterclass audience his film 'Hope' grew from 2017 war fears.

> Na Hong-Jin told a Busan International Film Festival masterclass audience that his film 'Hope' grew out of a conviction, around 2017, that war was about to break out on the Korean peninsula.
## War Fears
He expected fighting to start in early 2018 after Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

> He expected fighting to start in early 2018 or soon after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
## Human Distrust
Na Hong-Jin sees people's words as truth, distortion, or lies without ill intent.

> He has come to see their words as a mix of truth, distortion and outright lies, regardless of whether any ill intent lies behind them.
## Key takeaway

Na Hong-Jin says his film 'Hope' grew from 2017 war fears and distrust of people.