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"We knew this day would come."

2016 2h 16m KO

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 523

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Synopsis

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When an earthquake hits a Korean village housing a run-down nuclear power plant, a man risks his life to save the country from imminent disaster.

“We knew this day would come.”

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Cast

Kim Nam-gil
Jae-hyuk
Kim Joo-hyun
Yeon-joo
Kim Myung-min
President
Lee Kyung-young
Prime Minister
Kim Young-ae
Mrs. Seok
Jung Jin-young
Pyung-sub
Moon Jeong-hee
Jeong-hye
Bae Gang-yoo
Min-jae

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Park Jung-woo
Writers: Lee Yoon-ho, Park Jung-woo
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Park Jung-woo, shot by Choi Young-hwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kim Nam-gil and Kim Joo-hyun and Kim Myung-min carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We knew this day would come.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6302160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Park Jung-woo directs. Choi Young-hwan behind the camera. Cho Young-wuk scores. Park Gok-ji cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Park Jung-woo, shot by Choi Young-hwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim Nam-gil and Kim Joo-hyun and Kim Myung-min carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "We knew this day would come.".
7IMDB entry: tt6302160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "small town", "corruption", "panic", "earthquake".