Underplayed Gems

Tabloid Truth (2014)

Tabloid Truth poster
Original title
찌라시: 위험한 소문
Directed by
Kim Gwang-sik
Genre
crime thriller film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
15
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A talent manager investigates the apparent suicide of an actress. He uncovers a network of people who create and spread rumors for profit, using the internet to damage lives without consequence.

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What happens

Tabloid Truth (Korean: 찌라시: 위험한 소문; RR: Jjirasi: wiheomhan somun; lit. "Leaflet: Dangerous Rumors") is a 2014 South Korean thriller film directed by Kim Kwang-sik, and starring Kim Kang-woo, Jung Jin-young, Ko Chang-seok and Park Sung-woong. In a story about a talent manager seeking the truth behind an actress's apparent suicide, who discovers the enigmatic individuals responsible for sourcing, trading, and distributing malicious rumors, factual or imagined, the film addresses the sensationalistic and poisonous tabloid culture of South Korea, where rumor-mongering drives lucrative web traffic while also wreaking unaccountable havoc on its victims' lives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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