Kim Hye-soo (centre) in a still from Default (category IIA, Korean), directed by Choi Kook-hee. Kim Hye-soo (centre) in a still from Default (category IIA, Korean), directed by Choi Kook-hee.
Kim Hye-soo (centre) in a still from Default (category IIA, Korean), directed by Choi Kook-hee.
Culture /  Film & TV

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Default film review: financial crisis revisited in straight South Korean take on The Big Short

  • Unlike The Big Short’s satirical slant, Default plays it straight and fails to engage the audience
  • Even an appearance by Vincent Cassel does little to make it more appealing

Topic |   Asian cinema: Korean films
James Marsh
James Marsh

Updated: 7:03am, 16 Jan, 2019

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Kim Hye-soo (centre) in a still from Default (category IIA, Korean), directed by Choi Kook-hee. Kim Hye-soo (centre) in a still from Default (category IIA, Korean), directed by Choi Kook-hee.
Kim Hye-soo (centre) in a still from Default (category IIA, Korean), directed by Choi Kook-hee.
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