If you've been on the internet these past few days, you might already know about Netflix's smash hit, 'Round 6', a South Korean series that has been in the Top 10 most watched productions on streaming since its premiere on September 17th worldwide. In the plot of the production, there is a big prize for winning a series of death games of 45,6 billion won, currency of the Asian country. Although, do you know how much the money is worth based on reais?
“The rethink” is there to motivate the players, extremely indebted (and desperate) individuals, to do their best to win several childish games in the end. To get an idea of the value in reais, it is only necessary to make a simple conversion. That is, the “jackpot” disputed by the characters of 45,6 billion Korean won is equivalent to, approximately, BRL 208,5 million, at the current price.
Although in Brazil the money from 'Round 6' doesn't make anyone a billionaire, the sum is quite high. For stoppage purposes, the award for the reality show 'Big Brother Brasil' is 139 times smaller than the money offered in the Netflix series. Mega da Virada, the value offered by Caixa in a lottery at the end of the year, exceeds the value of the South Korean production.
the prize money, it would also be possible to buy, for example, two Ferraris 250 GT California SWB Spider, which is the 4th rarest car in the world today. Even with the acquisition, there would still be around R$ 30 million left. Of course, no one would die fighting in these cases, but anyway...
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A South Korean man named Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) whose financial life is in trouble accepts an invitation to participate in a game with the billionaire prize for whoever makes it to the end. Besides him, there is a group of more than 400 people petitioning for the money. However, upon arriving there, the protagonist discovers that only one will survive. This is the plot of 'Round 6′, the bloody and sadistic series of nine episodes which is the newest hit of Netflix. The production was critically acclaimed and 100% approval, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
The production premiered on the streaming platform last week, on September 17, and has already raised a legion of fans on social networks due to the intriguing and, at the same time, bizarre plot. The series has dynamics reminiscent of 'Saw', 'Hunger Games' and, mainly, the manga 'Battle Royale', by Koushun Takami.
The official synopsis for 'Round 6' reads: “A rather mysterious invitation arrives for people who are in desperate need of money. The goal? Summon them for an even more mysterious game! The 456 participants find themselves confined to a secret place to petition each other for the 45,6 billion won prize. Each contest is a traditional children's game in Korea, and the losers pay the price of failure with their lives. Now it remains to be seen: who will be the big winner of the petition? And who is behind this game?
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The series has a cast already recognized in the South Korean suspense scene, including. In addition to Jung-jae ('Deliver Us from Evil'), there's also Park Hae Soo ('Convict's Handbook and Hunting Time'), Wi Ha-joon ('Cursed Hospital'), HoYeon Jung, John D. Michaels ('Zombie Invasion'), Lee Byung-hun and Heo Sung-Tae. Directed by local genre-renowned filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk ('My Father', 'Silenced' and 'The Fortress). nine episodes, the production has indicative rating of 16 years. Watch the trailer below:
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