An Indian director has filed a lawsuit against Netflix in a US federal court, claiming that Squid Game copied his 2009 film Luck.
Soham Sah, an Indian filmmaker, called Squid Game is a blatant copy of his Hindi film. Luck It also revolves around the story of a "group of desperate, indebted people who are lured into participating in a series of competitive games to win large sums of money" and face death if they lose.
Soham Sah is seeking damages under the law and an injunction against copyright infringement by stopping the broadcast and promotion of the film. "The plot, characters, themes, mood, setting and sequence of events of Squid Game very similar to Luck , it cannot be said that such similarities can only be a coincidence," said Soham.
Launching in 2022, Squid Game became the first foreign language film to win six Emmy Awards, with Hwang Dong Hyuk taking home the award. Best Director , Lee Jung Jae won Best Actor and Lee You Mi won the award Best Supporting Actress . The film revolves around a group of desperate people who risk their lives to compete for a huge bounty.
Netflix has denied the allegations and said it will “vigorously defend this matter.” “This claim is without merit,” a Netflix spokesperson said. Squid Game Written and directed by Hwang Dong Hyuk, we will defend this argument to the end."
The sequel to the film is only about 2 months away. This part is the story of 3 years after winning the Squid Game, player 456 is still determined to find out who is behind it and put an end to this cruel game.
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