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Country. South Korea. Language. Korean. Box office. US$30.1 million [ 2][ 3] Concrete Utopia ( Korean : 콘크리트 유토피아) is a 2023 South Korean disaster - thriller film directed by Um Tae-hwa, who wrote the screenplay with Lee Shin-ji, based on the second part of the webtoon Pleasant Outcast by Kim Soongnyung.
Dec 15, 2023 · Concrete Utopia: Directed by Tae-hwa Eom. With Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon, Park Bo-young, Kim Sun-young. Survivors from a massive earthquake struggle for a new life in Seoul.
- (6.5K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Tae-hwa Eom
- 2023-12-15
Dec 7, 2023 · Concrete Utopia is a Lord of the Flies-style allegorical thriller about refugees, borders and the dangers of nativism, and it’s not very subtle about it.
- Nick Schager
- Entertainment Critic
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 8, 2023 · Set in the last remaining apartment block in Seoul after an apocalyptic earthquake ravages the city, South Korea’s official Oscar entry for 2023 uses a single high-rise building – the “concrete...
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 ...
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