The Childe (2023)
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Desperate to secure funds for his mother's surgery, an amateur boxer searches for the wealthy father he's never met. Traveling from the Philippines to Korea, he is relentlessly pursued and forced to confront a shocking truth.
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... Nobleman
... Marco Han
... Director Han
... Yoon-ju
... Ga-young
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Ultimately, _The Childe_ continues the South Korean trend of refreshing character driven thrillers that are on completely different levels than the typical Hollywood film.
With a neo-noir bent expertly crafted to highlight the exquisite performances of its cast and the absolutely breathtaking bloodshed of its action sequences, not to mention Seon-ho’s overwhelmingly enjoyable performance as quite possibly the coolest character of 2023, _The Childe_ is a true masterpiece of violence.
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Director:
Writer:
Park Hoon-jung (Writer)
Release Date:
2023-06-21
Run Time:
118 min
MMPA Rating:
NR
Reviews of
The Childe
Ultimately, _The Childe_ continues the South Korean trend of refreshing character driven thrillers that are on completely different levels than the typical Hollywood film.
With a neo-noir bent expertly crafted to highlight the exquisite performances of its cast and the absolutely breathtaking bloodshed of its action sequences, not to mention Seon-ho’s overwhelmingly enjoyable performance as quite possibly the coolest character of 2023, _The Childe_ is a true masterpiece of violence.
**Full review**: https://bit.ly/boxerwoes
A standard action Korean flick, if it weren't for the scarce elevated violence it wouldn't have been as watchable. The writer seems to be slipping a bit too much for what would have been obvious. The main character is a boxer and that's how we were introduced to him but being a boxer didn't play any role into the narrative. There were many other examples of that. More often than not, whenever a character is trying to act "cool" it came across as cheesy since there is a clear lack in world building and character development.
The Childe offers up yet another action crime thriller gem, from South Korea.
There's a darkly devilish quality to the back story, that's married up with brutal, fast paced action and a dysfunctional humour that, placed in this context, is inappropriately, appropriate.
In summary, fast paced, engaging, with a wickedly dark back story and humour, that simply works. A must watch.
Cast & Crew of
The Childe
Cast
... Nobleman
... Marco Han
... Director Han
... Yoon-ju
... Ga-young
... Lawyer Kang
... President Han
... Mr. Kim
... Nicole Garcia
Crew
... Director
... Writer
... Director of Photography
... Martial Arts Choreographer
... Original Music Composer
... Producer
... VFX Supervisor
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Director of Photography
... Lighting Director
... Editor
... Production Design
... Set Decoration
... Costume Design
... Makeup & Hair
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
... Production Sound Mixer
... Sound Supervisor
... Special Effects Supervisor
... VFX Supervisor
... Digital Intermediate
... Still Photographer
... Assistant Director
... Visual Effects Director
... Visual Effects
... Sound Effects Editor
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