Overview
A man travels to a remote village to claim his father's body and discovers a secretive, deeply corrupt community controlled by an iron-fisted elder. Based on Yoon Tae-ho's acclaimed manhwa.
Released in 2010, Moss was directed by Kang Woo-seok and produced under the Showbox banner. The film occupies a significant place within the Independent — telling a self-contained story outside of shared-continuity superhero franchises.
The film features lead performances from Park Hae-il, Jung Jae-young, Yoo Hae-jin, anchoring a story that adapts characters first brought to life in Manga. Its source material gives the film a foundation rooted in decades of published storytelling, which Woo-seok and the creative team interpret through a cinematic lens.
With an audience rating of 7.5, Moss is generally praised as a strong entry in the superhero genre — its strengths in storytelling, performance, and production design regularly cited by viewers.
Principal Cast
Trivia & Facts
Moss released in 2010, placing it within the 2010s era of comic book cinema — a decade that saw superhero films become the dominant force at the global box office.
Directed by Kang Woo-seok, the film was produced by Showbox and adapts source material from Manga.
The principal cast features Park Hae-il and Jung Jae-young, with key supporting roles played by Yoo Hae-jin.
The film belongs to Independent — an independent / standalone production, not tied to a shared cinematic universe.
Moss carries an audience rating of 7.5 — putting it in the solid-to-excellent tier of the genre.
The Manga source material for Moss has been in continuous publication for decades, giving filmmakers a rich well of storylines, character arcs, and iconography to draw upon.
Modern superhero films like this one use a mix of practical effects and digital VFX, with entire sequences often shot against volume walls or LED stages pioneered by shows like The Mandalorian.
Moss is catalogued on Movies on Comics among our collection of 163 comic book films spanning 48 years of cinema — from Richard Donner's 1978 Superman to the present day.