squid game 2024 A story of individuals who struggle in life due to various reasons, such as crippling debt, broken relationships, or crushed dreams, but unexpectedly get a mysterious invitation to take part in a survival game with a massive prize of more than 38 million US dollars. Desperate and with nothing to lose, they agree to join, oblivious of the brutal challenges that lie ahead for them. The game takes place on an isolated island, where the participants are locked up, cut off from the outside world, until a sole final winner emerges. The story incorporates popular Korean children's games from the 1970s and 1980s, such as the iconic squid game, the literal translation of its Korean name. This game is a type of tag where offense and defense use a squid-shaped board drawn in the dirt, transforming innocent childhood memories into life-or-death battles. As the competition advances, alliances are formed and shattered, unveiling the darker sides of human nature and the lengths to which people will go to survive.