It may seem that the golden era of the disaster movies had remained in the 2010’s, with such titles as The Impossible (2012), The Wave (2015) and Deepwater Horizon (2016). However, this assumption is completely wrong, and this thriller proves not only that the disaster films are in great demand, but also that they can be made so well today.
Set in the aftermath of an unexpected earthquake, the movie starts by showing that it has reduced Seoul to rubble. In such catastrophic obstacles only one apartment building, called Hwang Gung Apartments, mysteriously remains untouched.
Its residents, considering themselves to be special as if they were chosen by somebody to stay alive, decide to reconstruct the city. Along the way, they begin to confront each other and, moreover, their common dilemmas challenging their moral principles.
Beginning as a black comedy featuring people who are seemingly free to do what they want with society...
Set in the aftermath of an unexpected earthquake, the movie starts by showing that it has reduced Seoul to rubble. In such catastrophic obstacles only one apartment building, called Hwang Gung Apartments, mysteriously remains untouched.
Its residents, considering themselves to be special as if they were chosen by somebody to stay alive, decide to reconstruct the city. Along the way, they begin to confront each other and, moreover, their common dilemmas challenging their moral principles.
Beginning as a black comedy featuring people who are seemingly free to do what they want with society...
- 5/1/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Earthquake thriller stars Lee Byung-hun of ‘Squid Game’.
South Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has pre-sold disaster thriller Concrete Utopia, starring Lee Byung-hun of Squid Game, to 152 countries including France, Italy and a raft of Asian territories among others.
The feature, in which Seoul is demolished by an earthquake, has been acquired for France and French-speaking territories (The Jokers Film), Italy and Italian-speaking territories (Blue Swan Entertainment), Poland (Media4Fun), Cis (Prime Time Media) and Latin America (bf Distribution).
In Asia, the film has pre-sold to Japan (Klockworx), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Hong Kong and Macao (Edko Films), Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei...
South Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has pre-sold disaster thriller Concrete Utopia, starring Lee Byung-hun of Squid Game, to 152 countries including France, Italy and a raft of Asian territories among others.
The feature, in which Seoul is demolished by an earthquake, has been acquired for France and French-speaking territories (The Jokers Film), Italy and Italian-speaking territories (Blue Swan Entertainment), Poland (Media4Fun), Cis (Prime Time Media) and Latin America (bf Distribution).
In Asia, the film has pre-sold to Japan (Klockworx), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Hong Kong and Macao (Edko Films), Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei...
- 6/14/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Earthquake thriller stars Lee Byung-hun of ‘Squid Game’.
South Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has pre-sold disaster thriller Concrete Utopia, starring Lee Byung-hun of Squid Game, to 152 countries including France, Italy and a raft of Asian territories among others.
The feature, in which Seoul is demolished by an earthquake, has been acquired for France and French-speaking territories (The Jokers Film), Italy and Italian-speaking territories (Blue Swan Entertainment), Poland (Media4Fun), Cis (Prime Time Media) and Latin America (bf Distribution).
In Asia, the film has pre-sold to Japan (Klockworx), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Hong Kong and Macao (Edko Films), Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei...
South Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has pre-sold disaster thriller Concrete Utopia, starring Lee Byung-hun of Squid Game, to 152 countries including France, Italy and a raft of Asian territories among others.
The feature, in which Seoul is demolished by an earthquake, has been acquired for France and French-speaking territories (The Jokers Film), Italy and Italian-speaking territories (Blue Swan Entertainment), Poland (Media4Fun), Cis (Prime Time Media) and Latin America (bf Distribution).
In Asia, the film has pre-sold to Japan (Klockworx), Taiwan (Movie Cloud), Hong Kong and Macao (Edko Films), Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei...
- 6/14/2023
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young are all confirmed to be starring in “Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” director Uhm Tae-hwa’s new thriller film “Concrete Utopia”.
The film follows the survivors in a city that went to ruins after a massive earthquake destroyed all the concrete.
Lee Byung-hun’s character Young-tak is a leader who works to protect Hwang Goong Apartment from outsiders. Park Seoo-joon will play Min-sung, a salaryman who gets chosen to assist Young-tak and becomes increasingly bold as he encounters crises. Park Bo-young has been cast as Min-sung’s wife and former nurse Myung-hwa, a warm character who cares for those who are hurt in dangerous situations.
Lee Byung-hun currently seems to be on a run of disaster films, has already survived a volcanic disaster in last year’s “Ashfall” and currently mid-production of aviation disaster film “Emergency Declaration” alongside Song Kang-ho and Jeon Do-yeon.
The film follows the survivors in a city that went to ruins after a massive earthquake destroyed all the concrete.
Lee Byung-hun’s character Young-tak is a leader who works to protect Hwang Goong Apartment from outsiders. Park Seoo-joon will play Min-sung, a salaryman who gets chosen to assist Young-tak and becomes increasingly bold as he encounters crises. Park Bo-young has been cast as Min-sung’s wife and former nurse Myung-hwa, a warm character who cares for those who are hurt in dangerous situations.
Lee Byung-hun currently seems to be on a run of disaster films, has already survived a volcanic disaster in last year’s “Ashfall” and currently mid-production of aviation disaster film “Emergency Declaration” alongside Song Kang-ho and Jeon Do-yeon.
- 8/5/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
“Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” is Um’s second feature length film and his first to receive to a widespread release in South Korea. The film was ranked three for the box-office weekend when it premiered on 12 November 2016, behind “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and “Dr Strange.” As at 9 July 2017, the film has taken approximately $3.5 million dollars in local box-office receipts.
“Vanishing Time” screened at the New York Asian Film Festival
After the death of her mother, Sun-rin (Shin Eun-soo) and her step father Do-gyun (Kim Hee-won) – a demolition contractor – move to a remote island in order to start again. Sun-rin’s relationship with Do-gyun is fractured as she blames him for the death of her mother. At school, Sun-rin is relegated to the margins until Sung-min (Lee Hyo-je) befriends her. It is this friendship between Sun-rin and Sung-min that proves to be pivotal to the plot.
“Vanishing Time” screened at the New York Asian Film Festival
After the death of her mother, Sun-rin (Shin Eun-soo) and her step father Do-gyun (Kim Hee-won) – a demolition contractor – move to a remote island in order to start again. Sun-rin’s relationship with Do-gyun is fractured as she blames him for the death of her mother. At school, Sun-rin is relegated to the margins until Sung-min (Lee Hyo-je) befriends her. It is this friendship between Sun-rin and Sung-min that proves to be pivotal to the plot.
- 6/8/2019
- by Colette Balmain
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s that time of the year and here at Asian Film Vault, we decided to have our first ever poll regarding the best films of the year. The votes were cast and counted and we came up with 18 films from 2017, that we consider the best of the year. And although Japan has the lion’s share in the list, we feel that we covered a large portion of Asia with our picks, since the titles include films from India, Thailand, Hong Kong, S. Korea, and Indonesia
Without further ado, here is the countdown.
(By clicking on the title of each movie, you can read the whole article)
Jagga Jasoos
As a musical with younger target audiences in mind, “Jagga Jasoos” lives up to the expectations and ends up as a visual treat through a brilliant performance of the protagonist. (Sankha Ray)
Kodoku Meatball Machine (Yoshihiro Nishimura,...
Without further ado, here is the countdown.
(By clicking on the title of each movie, you can read the whole article)
Jagga Jasoos
As a musical with younger target audiences in mind, “Jagga Jasoos” lives up to the expectations and ends up as a visual treat through a brilliant performance of the protagonist. (Sankha Ray)
Kodoku Meatball Machine (Yoshihiro Nishimura,...
- 12/8/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” is Um’s second feature length film and his first to receive to a widespread release in South Korea. The film was ranked three for the box-office weekend when it premiered on 12 November 2016, behind “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and “Dr Strange.” As at 9 July 2017, the film has taken approximately $3.5 million dollars in local box-office receipts.
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After the death of her mother, Sun-rin (Shin Eun-soo) and her step father Do-gyun (Kim Hee-won) – a demolition contractor – move to a remote island in order to start again. Sun-rin’s relationship with Do-gyun is fractured as she blames him for the death of her mother. At school, Sun-rin is relegated to the margins until Sung-min (Lee Hyo-je) befriends her. It is this friendship between Sun-rin and Sung-min that proves to be pivotal to the plot. One day, Sung-min and his friends decide...
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After the death of her mother, Sun-rin (Shin Eun-soo) and her step father Do-gyun (Kim Hee-won) – a demolition contractor – move to a remote island in order to start again. Sun-rin’s relationship with Do-gyun is fractured as she blames him for the death of her mother. At school, Sun-rin is relegated to the margins until Sung-min (Lee Hyo-je) befriends her. It is this friendship between Sun-rin and Sung-min that proves to be pivotal to the plot. One day, Sung-min and his friends decide...
- 12/5/2018
- by Colette Balmain
- AsianMoviePulse
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