Troll Factory

Troll Factory Movie Details:

Hangul댓글부대
Hanja댓글部隊
Literal meaningThe Comments Army
Revised RomanizationDaetguelbudae
McCune–ReischauerTaetkŭlbudae
Based onThe Comments Army by Chang Kang-myoung
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Genrecrime, drama
Release dateMarch 27, 2024
Running time1h 49m
StarringSon Suk-ku
Kim Sung-cheol
Kim Dong-hwi
Hong Kyung
Directed by Ahn Gooc-jin
Screenplay byAhn Gooc-jin
Produced bySeo Yeon
Cinematography by Cho Hyung-rae
Edited by Han Mi-yeon
Music byCho Young-wook
Production CompanyCinematic 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 CollectionUS$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.

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