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Concrete Utopia

Friday, February 9th, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Details
S. Korea | 2023 | Fiction | Korean w/subtitles | 130 mins
Category
Film Festival
Film Type
Fiction
Cost
$12 | Student w/ID $6 | Patron Members $10 | Free for All Access Members and Pass holders (Passes $45 | $36 Patron Members)
Location
Main Street Landing Film House
60 Lake Street, 3rd floor
Burlington, VT

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Director
Um Tae-hwa
Writer
Um Tae-hwa, Lee Shin-ji, Jo Seul-yeah
Source
815 Pictures
Sponsors
Anonymous

The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what caused the earthquake, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing…Hwang Gung Apartments. As time passes, outsiders start coming to Hwang Gung Apartments to escape the extreme cold. Before long, the apartment residents are unable to cope with the increasing numbers. Can empathy and goodwill function in a post-apocalyptic world? Do ethics and morals matter in a world based solely on survival? Do property rights trump human rights? Like a ‘70s disaster movie with a soul, Concrete Utopia is a fractious, blood-soaked drama about the will to survive that feels like Earthquake crossed with Lord of the Flies” (Variety).