MOVIE
'Club Zero' Mia Wasikowska's edu-thriller
'Club Zero' is an edu-thriller that tells the eerie story of Miss Novak, a nutrition teacher who teaches a special way to eat that allows people to live without eating, and the students at an elite school who blindly trust her. Actress Mia Wasikowska plays Miss Novak, a nutrition teacher who leads children into dangerous beliefs.
Mia Wasikowska played the main character Alice in director Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' in 2010, and appeared in 'Jane Eyre', 'Lawless: Bad Heroes', 'Only Lovers Left Alive', and 'Madame Bovary'. ', 'Crimson Peak', etc. presented a variety of works regardless of genre. Tim Burton once said, "A young actor with an old soul. He has a rich inner self."
In particular, he received a lot of love for playing the main character 'India Stalker', who lost his father the day he came of age, in the movie 'Stalker', director Park Chan-wook's first foray into Hollywood. Director Park Chan-wook did not spare praise, saying, “An actor who is not limited to a character but knows how to see the entire movie and delivers restrained acting.”
The film 'Club Zero', which premiered as a competitor for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, is "very bold and shocking" (Variety), "the dangers of excessive faith" (indieWire), and "a modern reinterpretation of the 'Pied Piper' story" ( It received evaluations from Hollywood Reporter) and others. It was also officially invited to the 28th Busan International Film Festival.
The movie 'Club Zero' will be released in Korea on January 24th.
Reporter Ha-neul Lee, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr
