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Hwang Dong-hyuk

Name in Native Language: "황동혁" (Korean/KO)
Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 05/21/1971 (52) | Seoul (South Korea)
Hwang Dong-hyuk (Korean: 황동혁; Hanja: 黃東赫; born May 26, 1971) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 2011 crime drama film Silenced, and for creating the 2021 Netflix survival drama series Squid Game. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. ()

Hwang Dong-hyuk (born May 26, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter, best known for creating the survival drama Netflix series Squid Game (2021).

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Comedies

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Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five ...

Silenced

Certification unknown

2011 | 4.0/5 | 2h 5min
Drama
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Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of ...

The Fortress

Certification unknown

2017 | 3.3/5 | 2h 20min
War, Drama, History, Action
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Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes. ...

Squid Game

FSK: 16+ years

2021- | 3.9/5
Action & Adventure, Mystery, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Hwang Dong-hyuk

Time 100
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Movies with Hwang Dong-hyuk as Crew(12)

Directing/Director2023 Desperation
Writing/Writer2023 Desperation
Production/Executive Producer2020 Collectors
Writing/Adaptation2020 Collectors
Directing/Director2017 The Fortress
Writing/Screenplay2017 The Fortress
Directing/Director2014 Miss Granny
Writing/Adaptation2014 Miss Granny
Directing/Director2011 Silenced
Writing/Screenplay2011 Silenced
Directing/Director2007 My Father
Writing/Writer2007 My Father

TV Shows/Series with Hwang Dong-hyuk as Crew(5)

Writing/Original Story2023 Squid Game: The Challenge
Production/Executive Producer2021 Squid Game
Writing/Writer2021 Squid Game
Directing/Director2021 Squid Game
Creator/Creator2021 Squid Game

Full Name: Dong-hyeok Hwang
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Friday, 05/21 1971 (May) in Seoul (South Korea) (current age: 52 years + 331 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Korean (KO)
Educated at: University of Southern California, Seoul National University, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Other names for Hwang Dong-hyuk (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"황동혁"
"Dong-hyuk Hwang"
"Hwang Dong-hyeok"
"黄东赫"
Hwang Dong-hyuk frequently works together with these people:
Lee Sang-hee (5x, Actor)
Nam Na-young (4x, Crew)
Park Jung-bae (4x, Crew)
Kim Ji-yong (3x, Crew)
Han Heung-seok (3x, Crew)
Chae Kyung-sun (3x, Crew)
Park Hae-soo (2x, Actor)
Kim Joo-ryoung (2x, Actress)
Jeon Kuk-hwan (2x, Actor)
Kim Ji-yeon (2x, Crew)
Gang Hye-yeong (2x, Crew)
Jeong Ji-eun (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:148367, Added: 07/03/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024