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Director Hwang Dong-hyuk Takes on Netflix Drama "Squid Game"

"The Fortress" and "Silenced" director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, is taking on a Netflix drama. He personally wrote this piece, going by the title of "Squid Game", too.

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According to Netflix, "Squid Game" is about people who've failed at life take part in a mysterious survival game for the reward of 10 billion won.

The title "Squid Game" comes from the game in which an attacker and a defender come face to face on shapes that are circle, triangle and square, like a squid. If an attacker manages to break through the defender and gets into the circle, or the head of the squid, he or she wins.

Director Hwang said, "I'm excited to introduce "Squid Game" to the world. I'm highly anticipating working with Netflix, which guarantees freedom of creativity".

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