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

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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