SEOUL, 06 Jan. (Yonhap) – The South Korean sci-fi blockbuster “Space Sweepers” will be released on Netflix next month, the US streaming giant announced on Wednesday.
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The film, starring Song Joong-ki and Kim Tae-ri, will be available to subscribers in 190 countries on February 5, the company said.
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Originally slated for theatrical release last summer, “Space Sweepers” was one of the most anticipated Korean feature films of the year for its star-studded cast and big budget. It will ultimately be shown on Netflix bypassing theaters after its theatrical release schedule has been repeatedly postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Directed by Jo Sung-hee, the film features a group of space scavengers who hunt debris to earn money in 2092. It takes place in a fictional universe where the Earth is almost destroyed by pollution and a group of upper class people built a new habitable world in outer space.
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