Badland Hunters

Badland Hunters is set in a Seoul left in ruins by a catastrophic earthquake, where order has collapsed and survival has become a daily struggle. In this lawless landscape, a determined hunter named Nam-san takes on the rescue of a teenage girl who has been taken by a doctor whose intentions are far from medical. The film follows his pursuit through a devastated city, with a small group of others drawn into the search.

The film is the directorial debut of Heo Myeong-haeng, who went on to direct The Roundup: Punishment the same year, and it was written by Kim Bo-tong and Kwak Jae-min, with Choi Won-ki producing. Ma Dong-seok leads the cast as Nam-san, alongside Lee Jun-young, Lee Hee-jun, Roh Jeong-eui, Ahn Ji-hye and Park Ji-hoon, among a credited cast of twenty-three. It was produced in Korea by Climax Studios, Big Punch Pictures, Lotte Entertainment and Nova Film, and runs 107 minutes.

On IMDb it holds a critics' rating of 6 out of 10 from twenty reviews, while on TMDB it has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 830 votes, indicating a somewhat warmer response from audiences than from reviewers. It was released on January 26, 2024.