squid game 2024 A tale of individuals who fail in life for multiple causes, such as crippling debt, damaged relationships, or crushed dreams, but unexpectedly get a mysterious invitation to participate in a survival game with a staggering prize of more than 38 million US dollars. Desperate and with nothing to lose, they agree to join, oblivious of the brutal challenges that await them. The game takes place on an isolated island, where the participants are confined, separated from the outside world, until a sole final winner comes out. The story includes popular Korean children's games from the 1970s and 1980s, such as the iconic squid game, the direct translation of its Korean name. This game is a type of tag where attackers and defenders play on 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.