In 1997, Asia was hit by a widespread financial crisis that brought multiple countries to the brink of economic collapse. One of the hardest hit countries, South Korea had to be bailed out by the IMF to avoid sovereign default. Directed by Choi Kook Hee ( Split), Default recounts the Asian Financial Crisis experience in Korea. Starring Kim Hye Su (A Special Lady), Yoo Ah In ( Burning), Heo Joon Ho ( Silmido) & Jo Woo Jin ( The Fortress), the film looks into the crisis from three different perspectives the government, economic experts & ordinary households leading up to national bankruptcy.
Han Si Hyun (Kim Hye Su), a senior monetary analyst at the Bank of Korea, forecasts that the nation will soon plummet into a financial crisis. She reports the dire news to the director but he refuses to call an emergency meeting or warn the public. Financial analyst Yoon Jung Hak (Yoo Ah In) is also aware of the upcoming economic downfall, but he finds ways to profit from the circumstances. Meanwhile, small factory owner Gap Su (Heo Joon Ho) signs a contract with a department store, not knowing that they might not be able to pay him. These three very different parties try their best to face the financial disaster.
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