All In (2003)

Entre o Amor e a Ambição, o Jogo da Vida é Implacável

"All In" é um drama intenso que combina romance, ação e o mundo das apostas para criar uma trama cheia de reviravoltas emocionantes. A história segue Kim In-ha, um jovem que cresce em meio à pobreza e é forçado a se envolver no submundo dos cassinos e apostas ilegais. Sua vida dá uma guinada dramática quando ele se envolve em um esquema perigoso que resulta em tragédia, moldando seu futuro e sua relação com Min Soo-yeon, seu grande amor.

O dorama se destaca por sua narrativa envolvente e personagens complexos. In-ha é um protagonista marcado por cicatrizes emocionais e morais, enquanto Soo-yeon representa a esperança e a possibilidade de redenção em meio à escuridão. Além disso, o cenário de cassinos e apostas cria uma atmosfera de tensão constante, onde o destino dos personagens está em jogo a cada movimento.

"All In" é uma história sobre sacrifício, vingança e a busca por um futuro melhor, mostrando que, no jogo da vida, nem sempre o mais forte vence, mas sim quem tem a coragem de arriscar tudo.

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The actors put their heart&soul into it. Soundtrack + camera provide a unique ambience. A Classic.

"All In" is a timeless classic from the early days of KWave. Via main plot and various sidelines involved, you dive into the subculture and parallel world of back room and casino gamblers. In the course of the story, the glitter and glamor of the casino world increasingly take their place, all the way to Las Vegas.

Besides the gaming milieu, the series provides insights into the life of simple, poor young people in the late 1990s, which were shaken by the Asian crisis, and offers interesting local color. The well-established KDrama leitmotif 'Orphanage' also has its place here again. Soundtrack and camera capture the action in an atmospheric and impressive manner.

The actors put their heart and soul into it. In the case of "All In" the milieu-specific ambience was supposed to appear as authentic as possible. Therefore, in advance of shooting Lee Byung-hun and Son Hye-gyo (as adults of the main protagonists) went through an intensive training program, including in a casino in Las Vegas: Lee Byung-hun concentrated on virtuosity Card shuffling techniques and the eye dramaturgy of professional players at the gaming table (he won the Grand Prize at the Baeksan Arts Awards that year, as did the drama itself). Song Hye-gyo, on the other hand, was trained as a croupier and not only convinces when she sorts the chips at a breakneck speed.

The opening scene with a helicopter over the Grand Canyon alone is reminiscent of the beginning of a blockbuster à la Tom Cruise or something similar. "All In" isn't just romance, it's also packed with plenty of action, including brawls and gunfights. It's also about friendship among men. As a milieu study of the gamer's world, it's ultimately about gangsters and mafia, too. (Perhaps it is no coincidence that "the godfather" has a guest appearance in the story: it is shown as a movie in the cinema that shaped the youth of the protagonists.) But of course it's also about great love - in the progress of the 24 episodes facing one obstacle after another - it´s makjang after all...

At the time (2003), this KDrama triggered a veritable All-In-Syndrome in South Korea. The filming locations on Jeju Island became a hotspot for fan tourism. The ratings on public television back then are legendary (at around 47 percent).

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