[Press Release] Opening Day Announcement | "Concrete Utopia" (South Korea Oscar Entry)

Published on 2023/12/03

Lotte Entertainment and 815 Pictures Present "Concrete Utopia" (South Korea's Official Oscar Submission)

Directed By Eom Tae-hwa

Will Open in New York and Los Angeles Exclusively In Theaters on Friday, December 8, Nationwide Starting December 15

Current Theaters List

New York City - Regal Union Square - December 8

Los Angeles - TCL Chinese, Hollywood - December 8

Los Angeles - AMC Burbank 16 - December 8

New York - AMC Kips Bay - December 15

New York - AMC Empire - December 15

Los Angeles - Laemmle Monica Film Center - December 15

Chicago, IL - AMC River East - December 15

Westbury, MO - AMC Raceway - December 15

Oakdale, MN - Marcus Oakdale - December 15

St. Louis, MO - Marcus Ronnie's - December 15

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"A rare find... An impressive epic". - NEXT BEST PICTURE

"An entertaining film that could follow in the wake of "Parasite" and "Squid Game"". - SCREEN DAILY

After a massive earthquake, Seoul has swiftly been reduced to rubble. Everything in the city has collapsed, except for one building. Hwang Gung Apartments remains standing, as it was before that day. When survivors from the outside hear of this, they begin to gather at Hwang Gung Apartments. However, the original residents of the building start to feel threatened. Banding together for the sake of their survival, they elect 'Yeong-tak' as their Resident Delegate. Under his leadership, they strictly ban entry by outsiders and draw up a new set of Resident Regulations. Thanks to this, in contrast to the hellish nightmare outside, Hwang Gung Apartments stands as a safe and peaceful utopia for its residents. But amidst the continual threats to their survival, unexpected conflicts begin to arise among them...

Based on: KIM SOONG-NYUNG'S WEBTOON 'CHEERFUL OUTCAST' PART II, 'CHEERFUL NEIGHBOR'

Screenplay: Lee Sin-ji, Eom Tae-hwa

Director: Eom Tae-hwa

Starring:

Lee Byung-hun (as Yeong-tak)

Park Seo-joon (as Min-seong)

Park Bo-young (as Myeong-hwa)

Kim Sun-young (as Geum-ae)

Park Ji-hu (as Hye-won)

Kim Do-yoon-I (as Do-gyoon)

TRT: 129 minutes

Language: Korean with English Subtitles