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Space Sweepers
A kinetic, dust-choked space western wrapped in warm humanism, where desperate outcasts drift through a cosmic junkyard only to discover that a tender seed of found family can bloom amidst cold, corporate steel.
Space Sweepers
Space Sweepers

승리호

"2092, the space sweep begins!"

05 February 2021 South Korea 136 min 7.0 (1,164)

Director: Jo Sung-hee

Cast: Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Yoo Hai-jin, Jin Sun-kyu, Richard Armitage

Drama Fantasy Science Fiction Class Struggle and Capitalist Exploitation Found Family and the Redemption of Grief Environmental Catastrophe vs. Corporate Escapism Multilingualism, Collectivism, and Cross-Cultural Solidarity Transhumanism, Self-Determination, and Identity
Budget: $21,000,000
Box Office: $24,571

Space Sweepers — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

태호 삼촌 그거 알아요? 우주에서는 위도 없고 아래도 없대요. 우주의 마음으로 보면, 버릴 것도 없고 귀한 것도 없구요. 다 자기 자리에서 소중하대요.
— Kang Kot-nim (Park Ye-rin)

Context

Spoken to Uncle Tae-ho while sitting on the ship deck.

Meaning

The philosophical core of the entire film. It refutes Sullivan's caste system and explains that even space trash and discarded humans possess equal dignity in the cosmos.

비켜라, 이 무능한 것들아!
— Captain Jang (Kim Tae-ri)

Context

Her iconic entrance line as she commandeers salvage operations during an orbital race against international sweepers.

Meaning

Establishes Captain Jang’s dominant authority, swagger, and competitive edge over rival scavengers.

왜 맨날 나만 일하는 거 같은 기분이 들지?
— Bubs (Yoo Hai-jin)

Context

Exclaimed while performing manual salvage and maintenance labor for the crew.

Meaning

A running comedic gag highlighting Bubs' relatable, human-like working fatigue despite being a mechanical android.

내 말 잘 들어라. 목숨이 아깝다면 당장 도망치고. 아니라면 와서 싸워라! 내가 좀 도와줄테니까.
— Captain Jang (Kim Tae-ri)

Context

Broadcast over open comms to all international space sweeper ships during the climax.

Meaning

Rallies the fractured working-class junk scavengers into a unified armada against UTS corporate forces.

아빠가 너무 늦게 와서 미안해... 아빠한테 와줘서 참 고마웠어.
— Kim Tae-ho (Song Joong-ki)

Context

Tae-ho's spiritual farewell to his lost daughter Su-ni within the nanobot consciousness realm.

Meaning

Provides Tae-ho with emotional closure, releasing him from his debilitating guilt and grief.

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