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The Moon
A sleek, sorrowful space-survival drama in which one young astronaut drifts through the silver silence of the Moon while an entire nation holds its breath below, reaching for him across the dark.
The Moon
The Moon

더 문

"Only one astronaut is left stranded on the moon"

02 August 2023 South Korea 129 min 6.5 (219)

Director: Kim Yong-hwa

Cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Doh Kyung-soo, Kim Hee-ae, Park Byung-eun, Cho Han-cheul

Drama Adventure Science Fiction Redemption and guilt Survival against the void National ambition and the new Space Race Solidarity and cooperation Youth and sacrifice
Budget: $20,000,000
Box Office: $92,718

The Moon — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Hwang Sun-woo

Doh Kyung-soo

Archetype: Reluctant hero / survivor Key Trait: Resilience

Motivation

To survive, to complete the mission, and to get home.

Character Arc

He starts as the youngest member of the crew, a former soldier. After the solar storm leaves him stranded, he has to rely on his own endurance and the help of people on Earth to survive.

Kim Jae-guk

Sul Kyung-gu

Archetype: Wounded mentor Key Trait: Burdened experience

Motivation

Redemption, and bringing the stranded astronaut home alive.

Character Arc

He is a former director who resigned in disgrace after an earlier failed mission. He is drawn back in to help save Sun-woo, and this forces him to face his past guilt.

NASA official (Kim Hee-ae's character)

Kim Hee-ae

Archetype: Ally / gatekeeper Key Trait: Composure under pressure

Motivation

Weighing institutional priorities against a human life.

Character Arc

She represents the international side of the rescue. The question of whether other countries will help is central to Sun-woo's fate.

Cast

Sul Kyung-gu as Kim Jae-guk
Doh Kyung-soo as Hwang Sun-woo
Kim Hee-ae as Yoon Moon-yeong
Park Byung-eun as Jeong Min-gyu
Cho Han-cheul as The Minister
Choi Byung-mo as The Vice Minister
Hong Seung-hee as Kang Han-byul
Lee Sung-min as Hwang Gyu-tae
Kim Rae-won as Lee Sang-won
Lee Yi-kyung as Cho Yoon-jong
Choi Jung-woo as The President
Park Seon-yeong as Narrator
Brad Little as NASA Administrator
Paul de Havilland as NASA Deputy Administrator
Jonathan Ehren Groff as James Glenn

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