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The South Korean debt crisis that inspired Squid Game’s dark dystopia
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:28:46
Publish Date: 2021-11-01 16:30:44
Description: The Netflix hit is as fantastical as it is violent – but underpinning its macabre story of impoverished contestants risking their lives for money is a real crisis of personal debt in South Korea. Why has it resonated all over the world?
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