Steel Rain

"The Coup Arose In The North."

2017 2h 19m KO

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 223★7.1IMDB · 7,276

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Synopsis

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Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.

“The Coup Arose In The North.”

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Cast

Jung Woo-sung
Eom Cheol-woo
Kwak Do-won
Kwak Cheol-woo
Kim Kap-soo
Ri Tae-han
Kim Eui-sung
President Lee
Lee Kyung-young
Kim Kyeong-yeong
Jang Hyun-sung
Jeong Se-yeong
Jo Woo-jin
Choi Myung-rok
Kim Myung-gon
Teacher Ri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yang Woo-seok
Writers: Yang Woo-seok, Jeong Ha-yong
Languages: Mandarin, English, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Korean.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Steel Rain Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yang Woo-seok, shot by Lee Hyung-deok. 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 Kim Tae-seong. 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 Lee Kang-hee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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AWARDS

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Jung Woo-sung and Kwak Do-won and Kim Kap-soo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Coup Arose In The North.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yang Woo-seok directs. Lee Hyung-deok behind the camera. Kim Tae-seong scores. Lee Kang-hee cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Mandarin, English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Korean.
3Part of the "Steel Rain Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yang Woo-seok, shot by Lee Hyung-deok. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kim Tae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lee Kang-hee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jung Woo-sung and Kwak Do-won and Kim Kap-soo carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Coup Arose In The North.".
9IMDB entry: tt6769508 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "missile", "spy", "coup d'etat", "us army".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.