Korean actress Song Hye-kyo is going to debut in United States with an independent movie, Fetish.
Directed by Sohn Su-beom, the movie is a psychological thriller about a woman who has unusual skills. Song will play opposite Arno Frisch, who played the lead in Funny Game.
Fetish is a low-budget independent movie, but to Song it will serve as a springboard for her advancement to the US because she will say 80 percent of her lines in English.
The movie’s casting director, Susan Shopmaker, said she chose Song because she liked her Asian yet Western image. She added that the movie will reveal a new side of the actress.
Song’s agency said the actress’s role in the movie will hopefully secure her a spot in the global film industry.
[KBS]