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MONEY
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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
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Ashfall
"Only one chance to save the nation."
2019 2h 8m KO
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6.9
SOLID
★6.9TMDB · 660
ActionAdventureThriller
Synopsis
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A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.
“Only one chance to save the nation.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Lee Byung-hun
Lee Jun-pyeong
Ha Jung-woo
Jo In-chang
Don Lee
Kang Bong-rae
Jeon Hye-jin
Jeon Yu-gyeong
Suzy
Seo Ji-young
Lee Kyung-young
General Choi
Kim Sia
Sun-ok
Lee Sang-won
Park Tae-sik
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kim Byung-seo
- Writers
- Kim Tae-yun, Im Joon-hyung, Kwak Jieong-duk
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 7 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kim Byung-seo, shot by Kim Ji-yong. 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 Bang Jun-seok. 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 Kim Hye-jin 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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Lee Byung-hun and Ha Jung-woo and Don Lee carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Only one chance to save the nation.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt11285908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kim Byung-seo directs. Kim Ji-yong behind the camera. Bang Jun-seok scores. Kim Hye-jin cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
- 2Released 7 years ago.
- 3Directed by Kim Byung-seo, shot by Kim Ji-yong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Kim Hye-jin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Lee Byung-hun and Ha Jung-woo and Don Lee carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Only one chance to save the nation.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt11285908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Released under 14 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kim Ji-yong
- Original score
- Bang Jun-seok
- Editing
- Kim Hye-jin
- Production design
- Kim Byung-han
- Costume design
- Cho Sang-kyung
- Makeup / hair
- Choi Hye-im
- VFX supervisor
- Lee Jeon-hyoung
- Runtime
- 128 min · 2h 8m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $17,700,000
- Box office
- $61,321,941
- Return
- 346% of budget
- Original language
- KO
- IMDB
- Ashfall (2019)
Also by
Kim Byung-seo
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Dexter Studios
KR
CJ Entertainment
KR
Perfect Storm Film
KR
Dexter Pictures
KR
Key crew
- VFX SupervisorKang Jong-ik
- Special Effects SupervisorJung Do-ahn
- StuntsHwang Jin-mo
- Lighting ArtistCho Hyun-chul
- Art DirectionChoi Seul-gi
- Martial Arts ChoreographerNoh Nam-seok
- PropsPark Jae-wan
- Assistant DirectorChoi Rin
- Assistant DirectorKim Sung-han
- Co-Executive ProducerHa Jung-woo
- Co-Executive ProducerKang Myung-chan
- VFX SupervisorSeo Byeong-chul
- StuntsYoon Seong-min
- Set DecorationLee Gi-seok
- VFX ArtistShon Byeong-su
- StuntsKwon Gwi-deok
- StuntsJeong Jin-geun
- VFX SupervisorHong Jeong-ho
- VFX SupervisorJay Seung Jaegal
- Digital Intermediate ProducerRyu Yeon
- Co-Executive ProducerLee Soon-gyu
- VFX SupervisorHa Jae-gu
- VFX SupervisorPark Hwon
- Production Sound MixerHan Cheol-hui
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- natural disaster
- volcano
- disaster
- volcanic eruption
- inter-korean relations
- emby
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2019-12-20
Also known as
International titles
- baek-du-sanKR
- 白頭山：半島浩劫TW
- 白頭山：火山浩劫HK
- Pioggia di cenereIT
- BaekdusanCZ
- AshfallUS
- Monte Baitou: catástrofe volcánicaAR
- 白头山CN
- ПеплопадRU
- Гора ПэктуRU
- Ashfall - The Final CountdownIT
- ペクトゥサンだいふんかJP
- นรกล้างเมืองTH
- 白頭山：火山浩劫CN
