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The film Decision to Leave was released in North America on October 14, the winner of the 75th Festival de Cannes and South Korea’s entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. 

Decision to Leave depicts the story of Detective Haejoon (Park Haeil), who investigates a murder case in the mountain, and Seorae (Tang Wei), the wife of the deceased. When Haejoon meets Seorae, he suspects her but becomes interested in her at the same time. The film enjoys hot responses as soon as it was released in North America. The New York Times said, "Decision to Leave dazzles the audience at once with Director Park Chanwook's free imagination and beautiful mise-en-scene, along with its strong opening. And at the same time as I feel that the story has finally entered a stable period, it shakes my heart mercilessly and collapses my heart," praising the overwhelming mise-en-scene and intense afterglow of the film. 

The Los Angeles Times said, "The film let Director Park Chanwook win the Best Director award at the Festival de Cannes. Decision to Leave, which is ready to jump into the Oscar race as South Korea’s entry, is a dense Noir film that provides subtle sensibility and rich pleasure.” Also, IndieWire referred to it as the most romantic film of the year. 

Starting with the 75th Festival de Cannes, Decision to Leave has been invited to a number of international film festivals, including the New York Film Festival, the U.S. Fantastic Fest, Toronto International Film Festival, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the New Horizon Film Festival, the New Zealand International Film Festival, and the Melbourne International Film Festival. At the 66th BFI London International Film Festival held from October 5 to 17, Director Park Chanwook and Actor Park Haeil attended the festival in person and had meaningful chances to meet the audience from all over the world. 

Starting with its release in North America on October 14, Decision to Leave has been predicted as a strong candidate for the major Academy Awards sections by foreign media such as Indiewire, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Magazine, etc.