Giant (2010)
- Original title
- 자이언트
- Directed by
- Yoo In Shik, Lee Chang Min
- Cast
- Lee Bum Soo, Yeo Jin Goo, Park Sang Min, Kim Soo Hyun, Hwang Jung Eum, Park Ha Young, Park Jin Hee, Nam Ji Hyun
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- South Korea
- Length
- 1 season, 60 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three siblings are separated as children after their parents are killed. As adults in 1970s and 1980s Korea, they reunite and pursue revenge against the powerful people responsible.
sweepingintensemelodramaticrevenge-drivennostalgichistoricalambitiousemotional
What happens
Giant (Korean: 자이언트) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Lee Beom-soo, Park Jin-hee, Park Sang-min, Hwang Jung-eum, Joo Sang-wook, and Jeong Bo-seok. It aired on SBS from May 10 to December 7, 2010, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:55 (KST) for 60 episodes. Giant is a sprawling period drama about three siblings' quest for revenge during the economic boom of 1970–1980s Korea. Tragically separated during childhood, the three reunite as adults and set out to avenge their parents' deaths, their fates playing out against a larger tide of power, money, politics, and the growth of a city. This drama also featured several scenes references to several real-life events in this country during 1980s and 1990s, such as Samchung re-education camp, Gwangju Uprising, and the Sampoong Department Store collapse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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