

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.
Practical Effects
Massive practical ash effects that actually look suffocating
Acting
Lee Byung-hun's smoldering North Korean spy energy
Visual Effects
Pyroclastic flows that genuinely terrify

Director
Kim Byung-seo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ma Dong-seok filmed most of his scenes while also shooting Marvel's Eternals, literally flying between Korea and London.
Baekdu Mountain is sacred in Korean identity—its destruction in film sparked actual diplomatic commentary about inter-Korean relations.