![]() ![]() A year after the formation of the Special Unit, an incident known as "Bloody Friday" occurs, in which the special unit mistakenly fires upon young girls in a suspected Sect compound. The Korean police forces quickly become overwhelmed with the size and violence of protests in the regions, prompting the government to create a new, elite police force called the "Special Unit." The unit is characterized by their futuristic military gear, and respirators containing glowing red lights. The unrest generated by the political tension in Asia, economic depression, and opposition to reunification results in a domestic terror group known as "The Sect" to form. Significant tariffs are imposed upon both countries, creating an economic depression for both, and weakening public support for reunification. This generates significant backlash from the region's powers (the U.S, Russia, China, and Japan) who oppose reunification. Fearing the possibility of war, North Korea and South Korea agree to re-unify for the sake of survival, with a five year interim put in place as preparation for the reunification. and Russia to ramp up military interests in the area. The events prompt Japan to remilitarize, and the U.S. In 2024, when "political order in the Korean peninsula is shaken," following territorial disputes between China, Japan, and South Korea. The film competed in the San Sebastián International Film Festival for the Golden Shell, becoming the second South Korean film to do so. ![]() It received mixed reviews and under-performed at the domestic box office, selling around 897,000 tickets against its break-even point of six million tickets. Korea, the film had cost 19 billion won ( US$17.04 million) to produce. South Korean police launches a special unit, known as "Illang" (The Wolf Brigade), in response to the rise of an anti-reunification domestic insurgency called "The Sect". ![]() The film is set in 2029 where South and North Korea prepare for a unified government after a severe economic depression slams both countries. It is a live-action adaptation of the Japanese animated film Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. ![]() Human-Wolf also known as Inrang) is a 2018 South Korean science fiction action film directed by Kim Jee-woon and starring Gang Dong-won, Han Hyo-joo, Jung Woo-sung and Kim Mu-yeol. Illang: The Wolf Brigade ( Korean: 인랑 Hanja: 人狼 RR: Illang lit. ![]()
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