# The Childe (2023)

> A Filipino-Korean aspiring boxer is hunted through a treacherous Korean crime maze by a flamboyant assassin and a ruthless wealthy family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1009665

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Park Hoon-jung
- Cast: Kim Seon-ho, Kang Tae-ju, Kim Kang-woo, Go Ara, Jung Lael, Heo Joon-seok, Choi Jung-woo, Lee Ki-young
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27534328/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, irreverent, darkly comic, action movie night, korean cinema night

## Synopsis

A young man's quest for identity leads him into a dangerous underworld of crime and betrayal.

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