Concrete Utopia - Metacritic

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In Theaters Now

2023
Not Rated
2 h 10 m

2023
Not Rated
2 h 10 m

Concrete Utopia

Summary The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments. As time passes, outsiders start coming in to Hwang Gung Apartments ...

Directed By: Tae-hwa Eom

Written By: Lee Shin-ji, Tae-hwa Eom

In Theaters Now

2023
Not Rated
2 h 10 m

2023
Not Rated
2 h 10 m

Concrete Utopia

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

73

User Score Mixed or Average

5.5

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Summary The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments. As time passes, outsiders start coming in to Hwang Gung Apartments ...

Directed By: Tae-hwa Eom

Written By: Lee Shin-ji, Tae-hwa Eom

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Top Cast

Park Seo-joon

Min-sung

Lee Byung-hun

Yeong-tak

Park Bo-young

Myung-hwa

Kim Sun-young

Keum-ae

Park Ji-hu

Hye-won

Na Chul

Do-yoon Kim

Do-kyun

Kim Hak-sun

Nam Jin-bok

Dong-gon Kim

Min Gyu Kwak

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Los Angeles Times

Dec 8, 2023

Though the humor and acting in “Concrete Utopia” can occasionally feel broad, Lee’s viscerally monstrous performance grounds a high-stakes drama.

By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW

Dec 7, 2023

It’s a fractious, blood-soaked drama about the will to survive that feels like “Earthquake” crossed with “Lord of the Flies.” What’s gripping is that you watch it and think, “If I were in this movie, what would I do?”

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Dec 7, 2023

Smoothly shaping familiar genre tropes into a brutal study of class warfare and the stifling of pity, the director, Um Tae-hwa (who wrote the script with Lee Shin-ji), makes human kindness the first casualty of social disorder.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Dec 8, 2023

While the film lacks the originality of many of the films it tries to emulate, it’s still a solidly crafted reminder of the absurdly tragic fate that our current housing system appears to be guiding us towards.

By Christian Zilko FULL REVIEW

Dec 4, 2023

This darkly comic and consistently revealing tale suggests that, without four walls around us to prop them up, most of our morals would crumble into dust.

By Ross McIndoe FULL REVIEW

Dec 8, 2023

Concrete Utopia is a polished disaster drama with a bleak and brutal view of human nature.

By Katie Rife FULL REVIEW

Dec 8, 2023

Overall, Concrete Utopia is more ambitious than its execution, but nonetheless sustains its suspense with an emotional journey into the depths of what scarcity can do to humanity.

By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Climax Studio, BH Entertainment Co. Ltd., Lotte Entertainment

Release Date Dec 8, 2023

Duration 2 h 10 m

Rating Not Rated

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Awards

Grand Bell Awards, South Korea

• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations

Blue Dragon Awards

• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations

Astra Film Awards

• 1 Nomination

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