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Default

A week before the national bankruptcy.

20186.81h 54m

Overview

Only one week left until South Korea will go under sovereign default. Han Shi-hyun is a leader of the monetary policy team at the Bank of Korea. and is assigned to a crisis team.

Directed by Choi Kook-hee
Written by Um Sung-min
Produced by Oh Hyo-jin, Song Dae-chan
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Top Cast

Kim Hye-soo

Kim Hye-soo

Han Si-hyun

Yoo Ah-in

Yoo Ah-in

Yoon Jung-hak

Huh Joon-ho

Huh Joon-ho

Gap-su

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Woo-jin

Vice-Minister of Finance

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

IMF Managing Director

Kim Hong-pa

Kim Hong-pa

New Senior Secretary for Economic Affairs

Uhm Hyo-seop

Uhm Hyo-seop

Senior Secretary for Economic Affairs

Kwon Hae-hyo

Kwon Hae-hyo

The President of the Bank

Cho Han-cheul

Cho Han-cheul

Lee Dae-hwan

Ryu Deok-hwan

Ryu Deok-hwan

Orange

Themes & Keywords

bankbased on true storyfinanceseconomyfinancial crisisstock marketgovernment officialeconomic crisis1990ssouth koreaseoul, south korea

About Default

Default is a drama, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of bank, based on true story, finances, economy, financial crisis, stock market. Directed by Choi Kook-hee, it stars Kim Hye-soo, Yoo Ah-in, Huh Joon-ho. Only one week left until South Korea will go under sovereign default. Han Shi-hyun is a leader of the monetary policy team at the Bank of Korea. and is assigned to a crisis team.

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