Hopeless (2023)

Original title

화란

Directed by

Kim Chang-hoon

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

IIB

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy named Yeon-gyu wants to escape his miserable life. He meets a local gang's middle boss and gets pulled into the criminal underworld.

bleakintenseharrowinggrittydarksuspensefulmelancholicvisceral

What happens

Hopeless (Korean: 화란; RR: Hwaran) is a 2023 South Korean neo-noir thriller film directed by Kim Chang-hoon and starring Hong Xa-bin in his film debut. The film also features Song Joong-ki and Kim Hyeong-seo. The film depicts a teenage boy, Yeon-gyu, who while wanting to escape from his hellish reality, meets the middle boss of a local gang, Chi-geon, and ends up in the world of crime. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released theatrically in South Korea on October 11, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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