At his mother's 70th birthday party, Yong-nam runs into Eui-joo, who rejected him in college. When the city is engulfed in toxic gas from a terrorist attack, the two must find a way to escape using all the techniques they learned in their college rock climbing club.
Stunts
Practical climbing sequences that'll give you sweaty palms.
Acting
Cho Jung-seok's desperate everyman energy is perfection.
Direction
Lee Sang-geun keeps one location feeling impossibly expansive.
Director
Lee Sang-geun
Cho Jung-seok
Yong-nam
Yoona
Eui-ju
Goh Doo-shim
Hyun-ok
Park In-hwan
Jang-su
Kim Ji-young
Jung-hyun
Kang Ki-young
Manager Ku
Kim Jong-goo
Second Uncle
Kim Byeong-soon
Third Uncle
Hwang Hyo-eun
Second Sister
Lee Bong-ryeon
Third Sister
Jeong Min-sung
First Brother-in-Law
Park Seong-il
Third Brother-in-Law
Bae Yu-ram
Yong-min
Yoo Su-bin
Yong-su
Shin Se-hwi
Yong-hye
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cho Jung-seok trained with actual rock climbers for three months; Yoona did her own harness stunts.
The film became a sleeper hit partly because Korean audiences recognized their own cramped urban landscapes and over-the-top wedding hall culture.
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