Decibel

"It will explode if it exceeds 100db."

2022 1h 50m KO

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 78

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Synopsis

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A former Naval officer with a dark past must face off against an insurgent with a sound sensitive bomb.

“It will explode if it exceeds 100db.”

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Cast

Kim Rae-won
Kang Do-young
Lee Jong-suk
Jeon Tae-sung
Jung Sang-hoon
Oh Dae-oh
Park Byung-eun
Cha Young-han
Lee Sang-hee
Jung Yoo-jung
Jo Dal-hwan
No Jeong-seop
Cha Eun-woo
Jeon Tae-ryong
Lee Min-ki
Hwang Young-woo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hwang In-ho
Writers: Hwang In-ho, Lee Jin-hoon
Languages: Turkish, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Earned back only 81% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Turkish, Korean.

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4 / 8

CAST

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236+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hwang In-ho, shot by Eom Si-woo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mok Yeong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

AWARDS

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Kim Rae-won and Lee Jong-suk and Jung Sang-hoon carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hwang In-ho directs. Eom Si-woo behind the camera. Mok Yeong-jin scores. Kim Chang-ju cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Turkish, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 81% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Turkish, Korean.
4236+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Hwang In-ho, shot by Eom Si-woo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mok Yeong-jin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Kim Rae-won and Lee Jong-suk and Jung Sang-hoon carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It will explode if it exceeds 100db.".
10IMDB entry: tt17494686 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.