Troll Factory
Troll Factory Movie Details:
| Hangul | 댓글부대 |
| Hanja | 댓글部隊 |
| Literal meaning | The Comments Army |
| Revised Romanization | Daetguelbudae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taetkŭlbudae |
| Based on | The Comments Army by Chang Kang-myoung |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | crime, drama |
| Release date | March 27, 2024 |
| Running time | 1h 49m |
| Starring | Son Suk-ku Kim Sung-cheol Kim Dong-hwi Hong Kyung |
| Directed by | Ahn Gooc-jin |
| Screenplay by | Ahn Gooc-jin |
| Produced by | Seo Yeon |
| Cinematography by | Cho Hyung-rae |
| Edited by | Han Mi-yeon |
| Music by | Cho Young-wook |
| Production Company | Cinematic Moment |
| Distributor | Acemaker Movieworks |
Troll Factory Movie Cast & Characters:
- Son Suk-ku as Im Sang-jin: a newspaper reporter seeking reinstatement after being suspended for writing an article exposing the tyranny of a large corporation, and getting closer to the true nature of the so-called ‘Troll Factory’, which operates in political as well as business realms.
- Kim Sung-cheol as Jjingppeotking: the de facto leader who shows quick thinking and takes the lead in manipulating public opinion.
- Kim Dong-hwi as Chattatkat: an anonymous writer who creates hooked stories and an informant who announces the existence of the comment unit.
- Hong Kyung as Paeptaek: a keyboard warrior who feels the power of online public opinion manipulation and becomes increasingly addicted to it.
- Lee Sun-hee as Pyo Ha-jeong: editor-in-chief of a newspaper company.
- Kim Jun-han as Nam Ki-hong: the head of the public opinion team.
- Park Sun-woo
- Cha Young-ju
- Kim So-min
Storyline:
A crime drama that takes place when reporter Im Sang-jin, who learned of the existence of the ‘comment army’ through a report on online public opinion manipulation, encounters a huge entity in the process of covering them.
Troll Factory Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Worldwide Collection | US$6.7 million |
About Troll Factory Movie:
Troll Factory (Korean: 댓글부대) is a South Korean crime drama film directed and written by Ahn Gooc-jin, and starring Son Suk-ku, Kim Sung-cheol, Kim Dong-hwi, and Hong Kyung. Based on the novel of the same Korean name by Chang Kang-myoung, a work based on the National Intelligence Service’s illegal election intervention case. It is about a public opinion manipulation company that infiltrates Internet sites and manipulates public opinion by leaving malicious comments.
It was released on March 27, 2024.
