'Rain' builds Korea buzz

Pusan premiere sold out in 38 seconds

By Park Soo-mee

Sept 24, 2009, 11:22 AM ET

"I Come With the Rain"

SEOUL -- The crime thriller "I Come With the Rain" is building significant buzz among local audiences, with tickets to the local premiere at Pusan International Film Festival selling out online in 38 seconds.

The film, from Tran Anh Hung and locally distributed by CJ Entertainment, stars Josh Hartnett, Kimura Takuya and Lee Byung-hun and centers on a former detective on a mission to search for his client's missing son in Hong Kong. The film is an ambitious, $18 million production for Vietnamese-French director Tran ("The Scent of Green Papaya"). More Here.