Dark Korean anime: The King of Pigs

OK, I really need to see this animated thriller by Yeun Sang-ho: The King of Pigs. This low-budget animation won three awards at BIFF this year, including the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award and Movie Collage Award. So it caught my interest even more, after reading the storyline and watching the trailer.
 
The story
This mature animation is about two middle school friends who are reunited 15 years after their graduation. It begins as one of the two, impulsively murders his wife after his business goes bankrupt. He seeks out his long-lost friend, who now makes his living by ghostwriting someone’s autobiography. When they were younger they were bullied by classmates. Then they became friends with an outsider who has some morbid, strange thoughts “one has to become a monster in order not to live like a loser.” This boy had planned a gruesome revenge against the class bullies, and the viewer will only find out the shocking truth of his plan at the end of the film.

The King of Pigs will be released in theaters on November the 3rd (in Korea). Hopefully we can see it in our theater in our little country soon too. Anyway, the trailer looks awesome. Watch it here, at JUMI!



Source: koreaherald.com