‘The Call’ director reaches out to global audiences with Netflix debut – Entertainment

Director Lee Chung-hyun‘s highly anticipated thriller The Call was released through Netflix on Friday, after several delays in its theatrical release due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Releasing on Netflix means the film will not only be viewed by Koreans, but by audiences in 190 countries, an advantage not lost on the 30-year-old director.

“It was interesting to receive feedback from many people living abroad, especially from other Asian countries,” Lee told The Korea Herald during a Google Meet interview Tuesday. “My father’s friend, who lives in Thailand, said that he watched the movie. He did not even know that I directed it and watched it.”

‘The Call’ director Lee Chung-hyun. (Netflix/The Korea Herald)

He said he also has seen lots of social media posts from viewers in countries like Singapore and Thailand who said they enjoyed the movie.

“Unless it is a popular…