''Socialphobia'' () is a 2015 South Korean thriller/

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starring

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, and

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. It was co-written and directed by Hong Seok-jae in his directorial debut, based on a real-life story that explores the social issues within internet culture among the Korean youth of the 21st century.

Plot

A group of youngsters investigate a girl who died after being targeted in a

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on social networking sites, in an attempt to determine whether her death was suicide or murder. A member of the group at first becomes suspect but later the death was proven as a suicide. The film explores internet addiction, cyber bullying, social phobia and lack of morale - self-esteem among youngsters.

Cast

Main

as Ji-woong *

as Yong-min *

as Yang-ge

Supporting

* as Ha-young/Re-na *Yoo Dae-hyeong as Byung-moo * as Moon-hyuk *Jung Jae-woo as Gi-seop *Jeon Shin-hwan as Jang Se-min *Lee Kang-wook 이강욱 as Hyung-joo *Byun Jin-soo as Jin-goo *

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as Soldier *Bae Yoo-ram as Jung-bae

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{Hancinema film, Socialphobia, Socialphobia South Korean mystery films South Korean thriller films 2015 films CJ Entertainment films Films about the Internet Films about social media Films about suicide 2010s South Korean films