Concrete Utopia

Concrete Utopia (Korean: 콘크리트 유토피아) is a 2023 South Korean disaster-thriller film co-written and directed by Um Tae-hwa, based on the second part of the webtoon Pleasant Outcast, by Kim Soongnyung. Set in Seoul, which has been hit by a massive earthquake, it depicts survivors who struggle for survival. The film stars Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon, and Park Bo-young. It was theatrically released on August 9, 2023.

Concrete Utopia
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
콘크리트 유토피아
Revised RomanizationKonkeuriteu Yutopia
Directed byUm Tae-hwa
Screenplay by
  • Um Tae-hwa
  • Lee Shin-ji
Based onPleasant Bullying
by Kim Sungnyung
Produced byByun Seung-min
Starring
CinematographyCho Hyoung-rae
Edited byHan Mee-yeon
Music byKim Hae-won
Production
companies
  • Climax Studio
  • BH Entertainment
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09)
Running time
130 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$28.9 million

The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was selected as the South Korean entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards, on August 17, 2023. However, it did not make it to the shortlist.

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