This is “La casa de papel: Corea” that Netflix premieres this Friday

The adaptation of the successful Spanish series is framed in a hypothetical time of rapprochement between the two Koreas and an opening of borders.
In a hypothetical “joint economic zone”, located between the two Koreas in the process of unification, the plot of “La casa de papel: Corea” takes place, a faithful but particular adaptation of the successful Spanish series, which arrives this Friday at Netflix in the golden age for productions from the Asian country.

If the series created by Álex Pina – which became the most watched Spanish production in the history of Netflix – began with the story of the transformation of the young thief Selene Oliveira in Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó), does the Korean production also start with a female voice of omniscient narrator.

Now she is a teenager who dances secretly from her father to songs from the K-pop group BTS in the rigid and hermetic Pyongyang and who embarks on a journey, driven by political and social circumstances, in which she is forced to join the band. of robbers in the world.

The cast

Jeon Jong-seo, a 27-year-old actress known for being one of the protagonists of the successful Korean film “Burning” (Lee Chang-dong, 2018), is in charge of playing one of the most charismatic and beloved characters in a series in which all the characters conceived by Pina are, with similar characteristics.

The actor Yoo Ji-tae is the obsessive “Professor” and appears, of course, with his representative horn-rimmed glasses; Kim Ji-hun is Denver and retains his characteristic candidness and silly laugh created by Jaime Lorente; Jang Yoon-ju is Nairobi and is as histrionic and explosive as Alba Flores was; and Hyun-woo remains as amorous and romantic as the Río created by Miguel Herrán.

To play the role of Inspector Raquel Murillo, the creators of the series chose actress Kim Yunjin, known for having played Sun-Hwa Kwon in the American series “Lost.” She is Seon Woojin and is nicknamed “The Sun.”

One of the protagonists of “The Squid Game”, the most watched series in the history of Netflix, actor Park Hae-soo, is in charge of giving life to Berlin, one of the most controversial characters in the series and of the who have a darker past.

Produced in collaboration by BH Entertainment and Contents Zium, “Money Heist: Korea” is directed by Kim Hong-su, who has directed Korean television dramas such as “Voice” (2017-2019), “ Black” (2017) and “The Guest” (since 2018). He has headed the team of screenwriters Ryu Yong-jae, responsible for another Netflix original series “My Holo Love.”

The plot

The series is framed in a hypothetical time of rapprochement between the two Koreas and an opening of borders that causes thousands of citizens from the north to travel to the south in search of job opportunities.

A world in which North Koreans end up working in the South for miserable salaries and in which “the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.” Welcome to capitalism.

“The time has come to claim our share of the loot for those of us who have nothing,” says “The Professor,” angrily, as he explains the plan to his gang.

Four trillion won, which the robbers themselves will print, with the entire world witnessing a Robin Hood-style robbery turned into a spectacle.

Although Dalí is no longer represented in the famous masks, the robbers continue to retain their trademark of the red diver and it is the traditional Korean Hahoe mask.

The theft will take place in the Mint of this alleged joint economic zone, the scene of a plot full of political connotations and allusions to the dictatorial nature of the Pyongyang regime today led by Kim Jong-un.

To resolve the robbery and the first crisis of the future new Korea, a joint team is created with security forces from the two countries, which will soon show their differences.

This production premieres its first six episodes worldwide this Friday, six months after the Spanish series said goodbye to its millions of followers around the world.

EFE

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