Two films each from India, Iran and South Korea feature in the eleven-title New Currents competition that is at the heart of the Busan International Film Festival.
The festival this year will be operated as an in-person event Oct 6-15, 2021. But with Korea’s ongoing restrictions on cross-border travel, it may be a less international gathering.
From India, Natesh Hegde’s “Pedro” depicts the difficult situation of an electrician living in a forest village and the forest’s cinematic transformation. “House of Time,” co-directed by Rajdeep Paul and Sarmistha Maiti, is a suspense story of a doctor who is locked in a house that is occupied by three women.
Two films were selected from Iran. Directed by Arvand Dashtaray, “The Absent Director” depicts a theater director haplessly attempting to conduct a rehearsal for a play through video calls. The film is a unique piece of work that is shot in single-take style without cuts. Mehdi Hoseinvand Aalipour’s “Asteroid” is a heartwarming film that portrays a boy who makes an earnest living for his mother and siblings despite his poverty. This film previously won an award at the Fajr International Film Festival earlier this year.
There’s a solid chance that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has an identical twin brother. Patrol Lt. Eric Fields of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department in Alabama has gone viral thanks to his striking resemblance to the former professional wrestler and action star.
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Johnson, 49, noticed a shocking comparison photo on Twitter and retweeted the image, writing, “Oh s**t! Wow. Guy on the left is way cooler. Stay safe brother and thank you for your service. One day we’ll drink @Teremana and I need to hear all your ‘Rock stories’ because I KNOW you got ‘em ????? #ericfields.”
Comparisons of the men’s appearances have gone viral on TikTok. In an interview with ET, Fields — who said he also gets compared to Vin Diesel — praised Johnson as a “cool guy.”
I don’t expect anything from anyone but… I guess, man, how about sending me a good workout program?” he jokingly suggested. “[My wife] buys me The Rock stuff, and I work out with it. I like his shirts, pullovers.”
And Fields isn’t the only celeb lookalike making a splash lately. John Cena recently posted a photo of his doppelgänger, Brendan Cobbina, a 21-year-old fitness instructor from the U.K.
