The Childe

6/30/20231h 58m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The chase is on. ~

Overview:

Han, a Filipino-Korean boxer hits the final punch against his opponent at an illegal game and returns home with a few dollars to pay for his mother's surgery.

Director:

Park Hoon-jung

Status:

Released

Language:

Korean

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

friendship
gangster
philippines
nobleman
wealthy family
conglomerate heir

Cast

Kim Seon-ho

~ as ~

Nobleman

Kang Tae-ju

~ as ~

Marco Han

Kim Kang-woo

~ as ~

Director Han

Go Ara

~ as ~

Yoon-ju

Jung Lael

~ as ~

Ga-young

Heo Joon-seok

~ as ~

Lawyer Kang

Choi Jung-woo

~ as ~

President Han

Lee Ki-young

~ as ~

Mr. Kim

Noreen Joyce Guerra

~ as ~

Nicole Garcia

Choi Ji-min

~ as ~

Flight Attendant

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Reviews (3)

CS
Chris Sawin
Written 1 year(s) ago
9
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
ParkMin
Written 1 year(s) ago
4
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.
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MovieGuys
Written 1 year(s) ago
9
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.