Trailer For The South Korean Sci-Fi Thriller SEOBOK About The First Human Clone
CJ Entertainment has released a trailer an upcoming South Korean sci-fi thriller titled Seobok. The title of the film is the name of the first human clone, which is the story centers on.
The film tells the story of Ki Heon (Gong Yoo), “a former intelligence agent who is terminally ill, given the task to safely transport Seo Bok (Bo-gum), who is the first human clone. Because the clone holds the secret to immortality, everyone is on the run to get their hands on him as to extract that secret. Ki Heon will do everything within his power to shield the clone from people with evil intentions.”
Gong Yoo talked about the film, explaining, "The director told us to use Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise's relationship in Rain Man as our reference." You’ll get a sense of that in this trailer.
Seobok was written and directed by Yong-Joo Lee (Possessed and Architecture 101, The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law"). He explained that his intention for the film was to tell a story about “human fear.” This looks like an intriguing film worth checking out. There’s no U.S. release date yet.