The film was invited to screen in competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival , where it received the lowest mark out of the 22 works vying for the Palme d'Or according to Screen International , which aggregates reviews of the most respected critics worldwide . Before and after the closing ceremony , director Im Sang-soo said to various Korean media that his failure to win was a personal " tragedy " and his participation a mistake because he was telling a " very Korean story " that foreigners ca n't understand
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
The Taste of Money