Squid Game

(2021)

★ 7.9 IMDb · 17,741 votes

Genres: Боевик и Приключения, Mystery, Drama

Year: 2021

Country: South Korea

Director: Хван Дон-хёк

Cast: Ли Джон-джэ, Им Си-ван, Ви Ха-джун, Чо Ю-ри, Ли Бён-хон, Пак Кю-ён, Кан Э-шим, Ли Джин-ук, Ян Дон-гын, Пак Сон-хун

Plot

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

A story of people who fail at life for various reasons, but suddenly receive a mysterious invitation to participate in a survival game to win more than 38 million US dollars. The game takes place on an isolated island and the participants are locked up until there is a final winner. The story incorporates popular Korean children's games from the 1970s and 1980s, such as squid game, the literal translation of its Korean name, which is a type of tag where offense and defense use a squid-shaped board drawn in the dirt.