Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost is an upcoming South Korean science fiction thriller and drama about a mother mourning her son, who disappeared years ago when a school bus full of children vanished. The plot follows the unexpected return of her son, though he arrives as an altered version of himself. This reunion forces the mother to confront a technologically modified version of reality that she was responsible for creating.

The film is directed by Yeon Sang-ho, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ryu Yong-jae. This project follows several previous films by Yeon Sang-ho, including Train to Busan, Seoul Station, Psychokinesis, Peninsula, JUNG_E, The Ugly, Revelations, and Colony. Produced by Wow Point and Yoomin Hailey Yang, the movie stars Kim Hyun-joo as the mother, Ryu So-young, and Bae Hyeon-seong as Ryu Sun-woo, with Yu Ji-wan playing the younger version of the son. The film has a runtime of 101 minutes.