Lives are changed and friendships tested when two bottom-feeding smugglers are ordered to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy Korean businessman and bring her to Japan. The duo has sacrificed so much for their respective families - now is their big chance to get even with the system.
Acting
Ha Jung-woo and Tsumabuki's bickering brotherhood carries the whole thing.
Direction
Kim finds beauty in Busan's industrial decay and cramped boat spaces.
Director
Kim Young-nam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Kim Young-nam's directorial debut after years as an assistant director on Korean blockbusters.
The film deliberately contrasts Busan's working-class grit with imagined Japanese wealth, treating the boat itself as a liminal space between failed dreams.
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