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Squid Game: Behind the scenes of Netflix's global hit

Published on Oct 10, 2021 11:13 AM IST
  • Netflix smash hit Squid Game has found a wide fan-following all around the world. Let's go behind-the-scenes to meet the cast.
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Squid Game blends a tight plot, social allegory and uncompromising violence. However, the cast clearly had a tonne of fun behind the scenes. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Oct 10, 2021 11:13 AM IST

Squid Game blends a tight plot, social allegory and uncompromising violence. However, the cast clearly had a tonne of fun behind the scenes.

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The show is about South Korea's most marginalised, including the deeply in debt, a migrant worker and a North Korean defector, competing in traditional children's games for the chance to win 45.6 billion won ($38 million). expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Oct 10, 2021 11:13 AM IST

The show is about South Korea's most marginalised, including the deeply in debt, a migrant worker and a North Korean defector, competing in traditional children's games for the chance to win 45.6 billion won ($38 million).

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Within days of its release last month, Netflix's top executive said there was "a very good chance it's going to be our biggest show ever". expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Oct 10, 2021 11:13 AM IST

Within days of its release last month, Netflix's top executive said there was "a very good chance it's going to be our biggest show ever".

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Critics say that regardless of its Korean setting, the show's themes and its critique of the ills of capitalism are relevant everywhere. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Oct 10, 2021 11:13 AM IST

Critics say that regardless of its Korean setting, the show's themes and its critique of the ills of capitalism are relevant everywhere.

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Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk finished his script a decade ago but failed to attract funding as investors were reluctant and called it "too bloody, unfamiliar and abstruse". expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Oct 10, 2021 11:13 AM IST

Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk finished his script a decade ago but failed to attract funding as investors were reluctant and called it "too bloody, unfamiliar and abstruse".

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Netflix offers the show in both dubbed and subtitled versions in multiple languages, expanding its potential audience. (Captions from AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Oct 10, 2021 11:13 AM IST

Netflix offers the show in both dubbed and subtitled versions in multiple languages, expanding its potential audience. (Captions from AFP)

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