The real-life violence that inspired Squid Game

The real-life violence that inspired Squid Game
Lee Jung-jae (right, pointing) played laid-off worker Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game. (Image: Netflix)
Agence France-Presse
By Claire LeeA factory turned into a battlefield, riot police armed with tasers and an activist who spent 100 days atop a chimney – the unrest that inspired Netflix's most successful show has all the hallmarks of a TV drama.This month, the second season of Squid Game has been released. In the dystopian vision of South Korea, desperate people compete in deadly versions of traditional children's games for a massive cash prize.But while the show is a work of fiction, Hwang Dong-hyuk, its director and writer, has said the experie...

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