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Bargain

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„Bargain“ ran 2023 in the festival cinema program.

Organ trafficking, earthquakes and the darkness of the human soul: In the stylishly disturbing thriller highlight “Bargain”, all of these elements come together to create a cohesive Korean cinematic universe.

Early since Park Chan Wook's "Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance" was diligently traded with organs but sp.testens with stylish disaster cinema and verst.rendem "Squid Game" South Korea is considered an absolute hit forge in terms of film and series. "Bargain" is another prime example of ingenuity and genre expertise from South Korea. The thriller series, which aired in its home country at the end of last year, is based on the short film of the same name and features not only familiar faces (Jun Jong-Seo from "House of Money: Korea"), but also a perfidious plot: in a motel, No-Hyung Soo not only meets a sh.In a motel, No-Hyung Soo meets not only a beautiful escort girl, but also other "businessmen" who are interested in his inner values. When an earthquake brings the building to the brink of collapse a fight for survival begins, in which it is soon about more than just sex or kidneys.

Award

Winner in section "Critics' Choice Award" 2023

Episodes shown

1-2

Originaltitel

Bargain

Transmitter (Germany)

Paramount+

Transmitter (Original)

TVING

Countries

South Korea

Year of publication

2022

Languages

korean

Language versions

OmeU

Authors

Jeon Woo-Sung, Choi Byung-Yoon, Kwak Ja-Min

Direction

Jeon Woo-Sung

Mit

Jun Jong-Seo, Jin Seon-Kyu

Production

Climax Studio