Concrete Utopia
2023
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Dec 13, 2023 · by Joshua Polanski. South Korea consistently makes some of the most interesting movies on the planet, and the ideologically-laden and visually-rich Concrete Utopia is one of the best South Korean films of 2023. That means director Um Tae-hwa has made one of the best films of the year. The Korean Film Council knew this, of course, and elected ...
Dec 9, 2023 · December 9, 2023 10:44am. Like the Japanese with their Godzilla movies, the Koreans are partial to a bit of post-apocalyptic social satire, and Um Tae-Hwa ’s box office hit Concrete Utopia...
Aug 9, 2023 · Director Um Tae-hwa, who has returned with dystopian thriller “Concrete Utopia” seven years after “Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned,” which led to him receiving the best new director award...
Name: Uhm Tae-Hwa Hangul: 엄태화 Born: 1981 Birthplace: South Korea Family: Um Tae-Goo (younger brother) Actor. Tinker Ticker | Deulgae (2014) - high school classroom Director. Concrete Utopia (2023) Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | Garyeojin Shigan (2016) Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls | Intoogi (2013) Nice Shorts! 2011 ...
Dec 3, 2023 · Playing the man whom they elect as their leader is one of Korea’s most popular actors, Lee Byung-hun, and the director is Um Tae-hwa. In the run-up to its US release I met the two of them at a press conference where they discussed the film’s satirical themes and its complex characters.
UM Tae-hwa, the director of VANISHING TIME: A BOY WHO RETURNED (2016), will helm the project. UM’s new film will chronicle the lives of survivors in a city that has been destroyed by a major earthquake.LEE Byung-hunwill play Y...
Nov 15, 2023 · Concrete Utopia : Exclusive Interview with Director Um Tae-hwa. by Nobuhiro Hosoki. Synopsis : “ Concrete Utopia ” starts off with a massive earthquake in Korea. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing.
