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Concrete Utopia is a South Korean disaster film directed by Um Tae-hwa. The story unfolds around the aftermath of a massive earthquake that devastates Seoul, focusing on the residents of Hwanggoong Apartments as they struggle for survival. The film portrays the human spirit and community dynamics in the face of extreme adversity. It stars Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-jun, and Park Bo-young ...
Dec 8, 2023 · Concrete Utopia is a South Korean disaster film directed by Um Tae-hwa. The story unfolds around the aftermath of a massive earthquake that devastates Seoul, focusing on the residents of ...
- Film Critic And Entertainment Reporter
Dec 7, 2023 · Based on Kim Soongnyung’s webtoon Pleasant Outcast, Concrete Utopia (in theaters Dec. 8) provides no initial explanation for its calamitous earthquake, which in a prefacing aerial shot begets...
- Nick Schager
- Entertainment Critic
Dec 8, 2023 · “Concrete Utopia” opens with a brutal earthquake that reduces Seoul to rubble and instantly forces its surviving population to revert to a hunter-gatherer society. The film wisely wastes zero...
- Christian Zilko
Dec 8, 2023 · The main theme in Concrete Utopia is survival of the fittest. The character dynamics and themes of class are present in a way that shows Eom is a student of Bong Joon-ho and Alfred Hitchcock. The result is a hyper-neurotic meditation on the human condition disguised as a post-apocalyptic thriller.
- Film Critic
Dec 9, 2023 · Rather than an action-packed disaster movie, “Concrete Utopia,” South Korea’s Oscar entry for international feature, plays like a brutal indictment of human nature, both at its most...
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Sep 21, 2023 · When disaster strikes in the form of a monumental earthquake, the vibrant city of Seoul finds itself in ruins. Amidst the desolation, one structure, Hwang Gung Apartments, remains miraculously intact. This building becomes a symbol of hope and salvation for those who have lost everything.