Squid Game | the hidden cultural layers behind the hit show

Illiterate

Now that they hype has settled: where did Squid Game really originate from? What made it the biggest show on Netflix, and what influence did it have in the real world? Come learn the fascinating, lesser-known cultural layers to the hit show.

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Extras:

• trailer, Squid Game (2021) https://bit.ly/illsquid1

• trailer, Silenced (2011) https://bit.ly/illsquid6

• article, interview with prod designer Chae Kyoung-sun https://bit.ly/illsquid2

• article, debt crisis in S Korea https://bit.ly/illsquid3

• article, interview with director Hwang Dong-hyuk https://bit.ly/illsquid4

• article, the Korean concept of “han” https://bit.ly/illsquid5