The Childe (Korean: 귀공자; Hanja: 貴公子; MR: Gwigongja; lit. Nobleman) is a 2023 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed by Park Hoon-jung, starring Kim Seon-ho and Kang Tae-joo in their film debut and also Kim Kang-woo, and Go Ara.[5] It was released theatrically on June 21, 2023.[6][7]The Childe 2023 Movie Download
The story follows Marco Han, a boxer with a complicated past. He is of mixed descent, with a Korean father and a Filipino mother, and has been wandering around illegal stadiums in the Philippines for fights. Marco lives with his sick mother in the Philippines. Marco has long searched for his estranged father, to pay for his mother’s surgery, to no avail. After a debacle with gangs leaves him destitute and hospitalized, a lawyer approaches him, claiming to represent his father. On the plane, he has an uncomfortable encounter with a man who knows more than he seems.[8][9][10]
Upon his arrival in South Korea, Marco is immediately ambushed by an unnamed assassin who is known only as “Nobleman”, the same man he encountered on the plane. To make matters worse, he quickly discovers that he is being relentlessly pursued by a dangerous group of individuals. In addition to the nobleman, Marco is also being pursued by Han Yi-sa, a wealthy heir who seeks to claim his father’s vast fortune, and Yoon-ju, a mysterious woman whom Marco unexpectedly reunites with in South Korea. Marco finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of unpredictability and madness. Amid this chaos, Marco is forced to confront a shocking truth that will change everything he thought he knew about his past and present.[Originally titled Sad Tropic (Korean: 슬픈 열대; RR: Seulpeun Yeoldae) on November 30, 2022, the movie distributor Next Entertainment World announced the new title as The Childe and shared that the featured film was planned to be released in 2023.[22] On 16 May, 2023 it was reported that the film will be released theatrically on June 21, 2023, in South Korea and Taiwan,[23][24] as well as in Philippines on July 5[25] and Thailand on July 27.[26][27] On 17 May, 2023 Screendaily reported that The Childe was sold to several international distributors including Well Go USA (North America), MovieCloud (Taiwan), Sahamongkolfilm International (Thailand), Laon Company+ (the Philippines), Encore Inflight, and Clover Films (Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, East Timor, Hong Kong and Macau).[27] It was released in India in August 4th.[28]