Korean Oscar Entry CONCRETE UTOPIA Gets a UK/ROI Release Date [Trailer/Poster]

The dystopian thriller comes to UK/ROI VOD in April.

While its sequel, Badland Hunters, is already available to view on Netflix, UK/ROI viewers will finally be able to see Concrete Utopia in April. Submitted as Korea's entry to this year's Oscars, director Um Tae-hwa's film is set in a near future Korea that has been destroyed by a massive earthquake. With one apartment block left standing in Seoul, the building initially serves as a beacon of hope until the survivors give in to their worst instincts.

Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon, Park Bo-young, Kim Sun-young, Park Ji-hu and Kim Do-yoon star.

Concrete Utopia is on UK/ROI VOD from April 1st. You can read our review here.

Check out the trailer and poster below.

The official synopsis reads:

When an earthquake reduces almost all of Seoul to smoking ruins, miraculously one building remains standing; Hwang Gung Apartments. Surrounded by destruction, the survivors try to restore order but as outsiders begin to seek refuge the residents soon realise that the real disaster is yet to come.