When an earthquake turns Seoul into a lawless badland, a fearless huntsman goes on to rescue a teenager from a mad doctor who held the teenager captive in a camp full of dangerous cultists
Badland Hunters (Korean: 황야) is a 2024 South Korean dystopian action film directed by Heo Myung-haeng, in his directorial debut. It stars Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young, and Roh Jeong-eui. The film is a sequel to Concrete Utopia and takes up the story post-earthquake transformation of Seoul into an apocalyptic wasteland, where everything from law and order to civilization has collapsed.[2]
The film is an original Netflix production and was released on January 26, 2024.[3][4]
Cast[edit]
- Ma Dong-seok as Nam-san, a relentless wasteland hunter
- Lee Hee-joon as Yang Gi-su, a doctor who survived the catastrophe[5]
- Lee Jun-young as Choi Ji-wan, Nam-san’s trusted partner
- Roh Jeong-eui as Han Su-na, a bold girl who is kidnapped by Gi-su[6]
- Ahn Ji-hye as Lee Eun-ho, a special forces sergeant[7]
- Jang Young-nam as a teacher[8]
- Lee Han-joo as Lee Joo-ye, a teenage girl who is also kidnapped by Gi-su
- Park Hyo-jun as Tiger, a former rival of Nam-san
- Seong Byeong-suk as Su-na’s grandmother
Release date
January 26, 2024
Running time 107 minutes[1]
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Release date
January 26, 2024
Running time 107 minutes[1]
Country South Korea
Language Korean
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 75%, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10.[14]
Romey Norton, writing in Ready Steady Cut rated the film 4/5 and wrote, “Badland Hunters is thrilling from beginning to end, filled with action, danger, brutality, and a tiny bit of humor to take the edge off.”[15] Christopher Cross of Asynchronous Media rated it 3.5/5 and said, “Badland Hunters […] has just enough momentum to string together a series of fisticuffs and close-quarters combat that will elate any action fan.” [16] Roger Moore of Movie Nation graded the film 2.5/4 and opined, “The story is recycled and nothing that should hold the interest of anybody who’s seen a single post-apocalyptic zombie movie”, adding, “But the action beats are first-rate, the fight-choreography next level and the trash talk…is top drawer B-movie pithy.”[17] Whang Yee Ling of The Straits Times rated the film 3/5 and wrote, “Don Lee is true to form, pummelling bad guys in an adequate if unsurprising star vehicle.”[18]
Badland Hunters (Korean: 황야) is a 2024 South Korean dystopian action film directed by Heo Myung-haeng, in his directorial debut. It stars Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young, and Roh Jeong-eui. The film is a sequel to Concrete Utopia and takes up the story post-earthquake transformation of Seoul into an apocalyptic wasteland, where everything from law and order to civilization has collapsed.[2]
The film is an original Netflix production and was released on January 26, 2024.[3][4]
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