On the 18th, the producers of the upcoming film "Crossing" held a press-conference to update the media on the post-production progress of their film.

The inspiration for the movie was the Jang Gil Soo family’s successful entry into the UN building in June 2001, which became a landmark event that accelerated the planning of defectors’ escapes from North Korea.

▲ Director Kim Tae Gyun (L) and the two lead actors, a child actor Shin Myung Choel and Cha In Pyo at the film production presentation of Crossing on the 18th

▲ At the press conference, lead actor Cha In Pyo said he 'refused to act as a defector on a few occasions because the topic was not acceptable for South Korean audiences.' But, he decided he would accept the role aafter seeing a photo of a dead North Korean boy carrying bag in Chongjin, North Hamkyung.'

▲ Kim Tae Gyun, the director of Crossing explains the production process. 'In interviews with defectors, we, all the staff, could not help but shed tears. While producing the scenes, the writers and I worked while wiping our tears away.'

▲ The son and father, the two main characters in the movie, played by actors Cha In Pyo and a child actor, Shin Myung Choel

▲ A scene from 'Crossing' [photo provided by BIG HOUSE]

▲ A scene from 'Crossing' [photo provided by BIG HOUSE]

▲ A scene from 'Crossing' [photo provided by BIG HOUSE]

▲ The poster of Crossing [photo provided by BIG HOUSE]