Concrete Utopia
2023 South Korean disaster-thriller film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. It stars Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon, and Park Bo-young.[4][5][6][7]
Concrete Utopia | |
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Hangul | 콘크리트 유토피아 |
Revised Romanization | Konkeuriteu Yutopia |
Directed by | Um Tae-hwa |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | Pleasant Bullying by Kim Sungnyung |
Produced by | Byun Seung-min |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Cho Hyoung-rae |
Edited by | Han Mee-yeon |
Music by | Kim Hae-won |
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Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment[1] |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$30.1 million[2][3] |
Concrete Utopia is set in Seoul shortly after a titanic earthquake destroys the city, and follows the residents of a building that miraculously remained intact. As they try to survive, they are faced with harsh realities and difficult moral decisions. The film was theatrically released on August 9, 2023.[8][9][10]
The film received generally positive reviews from critics[11] and was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards.[12][13] However, it did not make it to the shortlist.[14] A standalone sequel titled Badland Hunters, following a different set of characters evolving in post-earthquake Seoul, was released in January 2024, with producer Byun Seung-min as the only returning key crew member.