squid game 2024 A tale of people who fail in life for multiple causes, such as crippling debt, damaged relationships, or shattered dreams, but suddenly get a mysterious invitation to participate in a survival game with a massive prize of more than 38 million US dollars. Desperate and with nothing to lose, they agree to join, unaware of the grueling challenges that lie ahead for them. The game takes place on an isolated island, where the contestants are locked up, cut off from the outside world, until a sole final winner emerges. The story incorporates 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 offense and defense use a squid-shaped board drawn in the dirt, transforming innocent childhood memories into deadly battles. As the competition advances, alliances are created and shattered, revealing the darker sides of human nature and the lengths to which people will go to survive.