Nowadays, films with psychological thriller stories are very much liked among the youth. Do you also like psychological thriller films, then this article is for you. In this article, we are presenting to you one such webseries based on the true events of 2006, which does not let you blink till it ends in 16 episodes.
The name of this series is ‘The Glory’ and it is available on the OTT platform Netflix. It has got 8.3 rating on IMDb.
Let us tell you that ‘The Glory’ is a South Korean series. In fact, on hearing the name of K-Drama, some people think that it is a good series made only on romance stories. Well, you might remember the thrill of ‘Squid Games’. In just a few years, South Korea has made many excellent horror-thriller films and series.
The series is based on a true painful incident
The story of ‘The Glory’ is written by famous writer Kim Eun-suk, while it is directed by Ahn Gil-ho. The series stars Song Hye-kyo, Lee Do-hyun, Lim Ji-yeon, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Sung-hoon and Jang Sung-il. This series shows a powerful story of revenge and justice. Parts of its story are inspired by a real incident that took place in Cheongju, South Korea in 2006. At that time, some middle school students had tortured their own classmate for about a month. The allegation was that they extorted money from him, beat him brutally several times and subjected him to severe physical and mental torture by burning him with hot objects.
What is the story of ‘The Glory’?
Let us tell you that this story is about a woman (Song Hye-kyo), who was badly harassed by bullies in high school. The woman in this story suffers, endures atrocities, but does not give up. She takes revenge from those people and makes a huge plan for many years. Then she goes to the same school as a teacher, and there comes a twist in the story.
Forced to leave school due to miscreant bully gang
The story of the series centers on Moon Dong-eun, who was a victim of violence during her school days. Moon’s dream was to become an architect, but his dream becomes a horrifying reality when Bully Guns leader Park Yeon-jin and his five rich classmates brutalize Moon. This boy tortures her both physically and mentally to such an extent that she leaves high school.
Moon Dong-un returns to school as a teacher after years
Years later, Moon returns as a primary teacher to the same school where she holds painful memories. Whether it’s luck or months of planning, he gets the responsibility of tutoring the young daughter of his greatest enemy, Park Yeon-jin. It is from here that Moon gets a chance to get very close to the luxurious and carefree life of his old enemies. However, she does not take any step without thinking, but pursues her revenge plan with full patience and understanding.
‘The Glory’ received 3 awards
Let us tell you that this web series received 8 nominations in South Korea’s prestigious 59th Baeksang Arts Awards, while it won 3 awards. The series won Best Drama, while Song Hye-kyo won Best Actress and Lim Ji-yeon won Best Supporting Actress.