The King of Pigs

2011, Movie, 1h 37min

Two friends, Jung Jong-suk and Hwang Kyung-min, meet after several years and talk about their time in school, which left them scarred.

Country: South Korea

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6.7

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8.0

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Critic Peter Bradshaw

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A strangely gripping and upsetting movie.

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Critic David Parkinson

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...this noirish Korean anime makes unflinching use of punishing violence in flashing back to show how bullying blighted the lives of two classmates...

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In this intense animated drama, two former classmates reunite 15 years after their traumatic middle school days. Kyung-min, now a struggling businessman, and Jong-suk, a ghostwriter, reminisce about their experiences as "pigs," the bottom rung of their school's social hierarchy. They were constantly bullied by the "dogs," the wealthy and powerful elite. But when a fearless young rebel named Kim Chul emerged as the "King of Pigs," things took a dark turn. As they explore their past, the two men must confront the sinister truth about Chul's fate and the monstrous lengths they went to in order to survive.

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