Concrete Market

"Trade to survive, barter to thrive"

2025 2h 3m KO

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 5

ThrillerActionAdventure

Synopsis

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After an apocalyptic earthquake, the only remaining apartment complex turns into a market where survivors buy and sell whatever it takes to survive.

“Trade to survive, barter to thrive”

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Cast

Lee Jae-in
Choi Hee-ro
Hong Kyung
Kim Tae-jin
Jeong Man-sik
Park Sang-yong
Yoo Su-bin
Park Cheol-min
Kim Guk-hee
Mi-seon
Choi Jung-woon
Se-hee / Se-jung
Song Ji-in
So-jeong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hong Ki-won
Writers: Kwak Jae-min
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released last year.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Concrete Utopia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Hong Ki-won, shot by Lee Jae-woo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Park Sung-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Park Min-sun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lee Jae-in and Hong Kyung and Jeong Man-sik carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Trade to survive, barter to thrive".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hong Ki-won directs. Lee Jae-woo behind the camera. Park Sung-jun scores. Park Min-sun cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Part of the "Concrete Utopia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hong Ki-won, shot by Lee Jae-woo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Park Sung-jun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Park Min-sun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lee Jae-in and Hong Kyung and Jeong Man-sik carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Trade to survive, barter to thrive".
9IMDB entry: tt38954189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.