‘Halo’ Main Poster Released… Theatrical Release on November 11

Director Noh Young-wan's first feature film ‘Halo’ has released its official main poster ahead of its theatrical release on November 11. The film follows the day of 27-year-old Min-jun, who works as a delivery worker, capturing the delivery labor moving between roads and alleys and the daily life of a young person placed in between. The poster features a large shot of Min-jun's face. Over his face, which carries a bluish tint, warm light is cast, and his upward gaze and slightly parted lips are prominent. Through the labor and daily life of this character, the work examines the meaning contained in an ordinary day and the reality faced by young people today.

Light cast over a blue face, a poster capturing Min-jun's expression

The main poster released this time is an image that close-ups the face of the protagonist, Min-jun. A bluish tint lingers on his face, and warm light is cast over it. His eyes looking upward and his slightly parted lips are also captured. The light flowing across his face and the direction of Min-jun's gaze are presented as elements that arouse curiosity about how they connect to the meaning of the film's title, ‘Halo’.

The previously released teaser trailer showed the back of Min-jun as he climbed stairs while holding a delivery box. This poster, instead of the back view, puts the character's expression at the front of the screen. The composition of the screen removes unnecessary elements and focuses on the face and light. The original source explains that such direction emphasizes the film's simple mise-en-scène. The poster is composed with the character's face at the center, allowing the light and gaze to be revealed together.

The film follows Min-jun's day, showing his movement of constantly moving between roads and alleys and his breathless moments. The face in the poster puts the character, who continues this repetitive delivery labor, at the forefront. The work looks closely at the life of a person who can be commonly seen around us but to whom we have not easily paid attention, and re-examines the reality of people who are placed out of sight for the reason that they are familiar.

The first feature following the day of delivery worker Min-jun

‘Halo’ illuminates the daily life of 27-year-old delivery worker Min-jun, who moves toward hope. Min-jun spends his day transporting and delivering packages. The film closely captures his movement of moving between roads and alleys and the breathless moments he encounters during delivery. The work is structured to realistically capture the time of a young person continuing labor day after day and to reveal a cross-section of Korean society and the reality faced by young people through small scenes buried in daily life.

It also stated that it gazes at the structural reality of Korean society through not only the labor of youth but also the cracks in families and social isolation. The original source explains Min-jun's appearance of constantly moving between roads and alleys and his repetitive routine as the main scenes of the work. The film starts from one person's daily life and follows the time of labor and living.

The work is Director Noh Young-wan's first feature film. The director portrays Min-jun's day in a realistic manner and captures small scenes placed in daily life. The original source introduces that based on this, he unfolds his own realistic directorial world. The poster also reveals the film's screen composition and directorial direction by focusing on the character's face and light. The labor sites and daily life dealt with in the film continue around the day of a delivery worker.

Min-jun played by Choi Gang-hyeon, overseas media also note the acting

The role of Min-jun was taken by rookie actor Choi Gang-hyeon. Choi Gang-hyeon leads the center of the drama, expressing everything from the repetitive movements of transporting and delivering packages to the changing emotions of the character during a hard routine. The work shows Min-jun's day by following the repetitive motions of labor and various moments encountered during the routine. Choi Gang-hyeon's acting, portraying the protagonist's expressions and gestures, was introduced as the central axis through which the film conveys Min-jun's life.

Overseas media also noted Choi Gang-hyeon's acting. Screen Daily evaluated that Choi Gang-hyeon leads the audience's emotional immersion until the end of the film. Asian Movie Pulse picked him as the core of the work and highly evaluated his acting skills. Choi Gang-hyeon received the Bright Star Award at the Asian Pop-Up Cinema with this work. The original source stated that his acting expressed Min-jun's emotions, which change according to the repetitive motions of delivery labor and the hard routine.

The film's method of description also received evaluations from overseas press. Screen Daily introduced ‘Halo’ as a feature debut that sharply captures the difficulties experienced by gig economy workers. The Film Stage mentioned the restrained visual expression as an impressive element. The evaluations of the two media focused respectively on the story dealing with the reality of workers and the restrained screen direction. The work shows Min-jun's time in a way that realistically describes daily labor.

Following screenings domestic and overseas after winning at Tokyo International Film Festival

‘Halo’ was first screened at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival held in 2025 and received the Best Film award in the ‘Asian Future’ section. At that time, 10 films competed in that section, and it was the first time a Korean film won since the section was newly established in 2013. ‘Asian Future’ is a film festival section that introduces the third or fewer feature films of new Asian directors in a competition format. According to a report from last November, the jury mentioned the diversity and emotional and creative energy of the competing works, evaluating that works capturing the lives of those invisible in society gave deep impression.

The jury explained the background of the award, saying, “There were works that followed the pain of ordinary people breathlessly close while exploring delicate human psychology in a bold and new format.” Director Noh Young-wan said in his acceptance speech, “I am grateful to the jurors who gave this great award of Asian Future, the Tokyo International Film Festival 'Asian Future' program team, and many staff members who dedicated themselves in invisible places.” He continued, “Halo is a story that moves toward light but embraces shadows, and it contains the lives of delivery workers working in invisible places and ordinary citizens.”

Afterward, the film was listed in the ‘Global Vision’ section of the 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival, and in Korea, it received the Cineteca Nacional de México Release Support Award at the 27th Jeonju International Film Festival. The work, which has continued overseas film festival screenings after winning at the Tokyo International Film Festival, is now ahead of its domestic theatrical release. Along with the release of the official main poster, the work first sent out Min-jun's face and the emotions contained within it.

‘Halo’ will be released in theaters nationwide on November 11. The film is expected to meet audiences by capturing the day spent by delivery worker Min-jun and the moments he encounters in his daily life.

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