Space Sweepers
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When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.

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Song Joong-ki
Tae-ho
Kim Tae-ri
Captain Jang
Yoo Hai-jin
Bubs (voice)
Jin Sun-kyu
Tiger Park
Richard Armitage
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
Kim Moo-yul
Kang Hyun-woo
Park Ye-rin
Dorothy / Kang Kot-nim
Oh Ji-yul
Kim Su Ni [Kim Tae Ho's daughter]
Kim Hyang-gi
Bubs' new body
Nas Brown
Karum
Kevin Dockry
Pierre
Anupam Tripathi
James Sullivan's secretary
Andrew William Brand
UTS Prime Minister
Hou Mengjun
UTS Boardmember
John D. Michaels
UTS Boardmember
Alym Tayyrov
UTS Boardmember
Gareth Fannin
UTS Boardmember
Phoebe Corey
UTS Boardmember
Joey Albright
Reporter 1
Jason Kvich
Reporter 3
Chiara Aguilar
Reporter 4
Gabriel Ruiz Benito
Black Fox 1
Ana Ruggiero
Black Fox 2
Gregory Skripchenko
Black Fox 3
Massimo Fierro
Black Fox 4
Rahel Limor
Black Fox 5
Yoon Hae-ju
Black Fox 6
Yoo Young-bin
Black Fox 7
Alison Rock
Research Director
Benjamin Spink
Researcher 1
Kim Dae-han
Researcher 2
Seo Dong Oh
Pig father
Amy Pradeep Sawant
MR-13 reception clerk
Antonio Bompart
Court Staff
Nico Lesage
Lublong ship sailor 1
Guillaume Desbos
Lublong ship sailor 2
Joshua Wera
Lublong ship sailor 3
Maurice Turner Jr.
American Space Sweeper 1
Jamarian Bridges
American Space Sweeper 2
Milan-Devi LaBrey
American Space Sweeper 3
Ahmed Fouda
Egyptian Space Sweeper 1
Saif Khan Showpon
Egyptian Space Sweeper 2
Daniil Kuznetcov
Canadian Space Sweeper
Alexander Kapitonenko
Russian Space Sweeper
Oh Yun-su
Su-ni's Mother
Daniel C. Kennedy
News Anchor 1 (voice)
Bret Allan Lindquist
Space Cleaner
Garan Fitzgerald
News Anchor 2 (voice)
김청아
News Anchor 3 (voice)
Mike Yantzi
Gambler 1
Chris Chan
Restaurant staff
Christopher Gordon
Researcher from Earth 1
Bin Chan-uk
Harpoonist 2
김동형
Harpoon of cleaning ship
Lee Yoo Ri
Woman from magazine
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Photos Byun Bong-sun
Revenue 24571
Location South Korea
Producer Kim Su-jin, Yun In-beom
Director Jo Sung-hee
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Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢 June 23 2021 09:58:51 PM

"**Space Sweepers**" is South Korea's first-ever space science fiction show. For their first venture into space, they did not disappoint and made sure audiences were awed by the show's deep story and unforgettable space adventure. > **Space Sweepers** ***is lightyears better from recent Western space scifi shows.*** ## Story The story started out as a typical Western space scifi. Humanity encountered a life threatening situation and the only way out was up, out there in outer space. Slowly and perfectly the Korean signature in storytelling and plots surfaced up and it started to get very interesting. There was a grand or overarching story guiding Space Sweepers but they instead zoomed-in and told the story from a human perspective. This approach allowed them to tackle the questions from the vantage point of ordinary humans, attaching the audiences to the characters in ways not possible from a "bigger picture" method. A story about a crew of "Space Sweepers" but at the same time it was not about them. It is rare to see this type of story and storytelling in live-action movies considering the limited time available and yet they were able to flesh out the characters, presented a family relationship plots, questioned human moralities and ethics, and explored the notion about "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few". ## Acting/Cast The casting was excellent. Song Joong Ki, playing as "Tae Ho", and Kim Tae Ri, playing as "Captain Jang", are two popular and veteran Korean actors. They were joined in by Jin Seon Kyu as "Tiger Park", Yoo Hae Jin as the Robot, and the child actress Park Ye Rin as "Dorothy". Five actors who complimented each others' acting style enabled them to bring the story closer to the audience. Kim Tae Ri is best known from her 2016 movie "The Handmaiden" and the Netflix TV series "Mr. Sunshine" in 2018. Despite the huge jump from historical romance genre to a space scifi action and adventure, Kim Tae Ri has proven once again her talent in acting. She showed her character's strength and fierceness and yet behind it all she was caring and loving. Song Joong Ki is well known from his major role in the hugely popular 2016 TV series "Descendants of the Sun". He masterfully played his character, a man who lost his daughter in a tragedy and ended up as a sweeper of space debris to make his living. Throughout the movie, he showed perfectly the thoughts and goals of his character despite of what was in front of him. His emotions and expressions were in check, thus completing the aura of his character while at the same time letting the audience feel his sadness and difficult choices. Special mention is the child actress Park Ye Rin. She is technically a newbie in the industry, having only appeared as a guest in a 2020 TV series. Having thrown in a blockbuster film this early would have a huge challenge for her and yet she amazingly showed that she was born an actress. She played as "Dorothy", one of the key characters in this film. This being a space scifi, which means they had a lot of filming in front of green screens, Park Ye Rin was not distracted and was able to deliver her dialogues and interacted with her co-stars naturally. Oh, did I not say that she's only 7 years old? ## Production They did not shy away from giving this a budget. The superb visual effects, cgi, and editing, definitely placed this movie equal in rank with Western shows like "Star Trek" and "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy" to name two. It was also a brilliant idea to bring in actors from different nationalities and to use their native languages. This is rarely done and is simply explained as some magic or technology like a "universal translator". But that's not where it ends … even though they have a "universal translator", they did not resorted to "English" or "Korean" as a "universal language". They showed all directors in the world how to properly portray different languages even if there is a "universal translator" available. That deserves a huge mention especially for a show which concerns multiple nationalities, languages, and cultures--the planet Earth. The flow of the story was not broken even though the characters were speaking different languages. Everything was flowing smoothly, this is how it actually will be like if "universal translators" become a reality. Well done! ## Conclusion While this is a space science fiction film, the story was about you and me, being a human, and the relationships we build in each of our adventures. This is what "Space Sweepers" was about. It is about you and me. Our humanity. Our frailties. The challenges we face every single day and how to ultimately triumph (or not). Can you guess how many languages were spoken and nationalities represented in "Space Sweepers"? ------- Originally posted on my [blog](https://youronly.one/yuki/review-space-sweepers-2021-202137/) under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 International License.