Squid Game has become a global Netflix phenomenon as a compelling fictitious story. Still, not many know that this tale is deeply rooted in reality and can be referred to as a true story inspired by a true story.
The show’s creator Hwang Dong-hyuk lately shared how real-life events, economic toils, and wistful childhood games charmed the story, presenting the series its authenticity with touching depth.
Real Squid Game
Brothers Home is the root of squid games! The so-called welfare facility in South Korea during the 1970s and 1980s. Under the impression of “purifying the streets,” the government forcibly confined thousands, labeling them as homeless. Run by Park In-Keun, this facility became a hub of vitriol, forced labor, and abuse “games” same as the series.
Till now the survivors narrate terrifying sentences masked as games, such as the “Motor Vehicle Game,” where inmates were brutally manhandled, and the “Hiroshima Game,” where they were hung upside down and assaulted.
As per the records, 551 inmates died, but it is believed that the real numbers are far higher.
Though there is no valid proof of the story’s inspiration yet it does exemplify systemic crime and brutality, concealed under the blanket of social welfare back in the day.
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