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
Lee Byung-hun
Lee Jun-pyeong
Ha Jung-woo
Jo In-chang
Ma Dong-seok
Kang Bong-rae
Jeon Hye-jin
Jeon Yu-gyeong
Suzy
Seo Ji-young
Lee Kyung-young
General Choi
Kim Si-a
Sun-ok
Lee Sang-won
Park Tae-sik
Ok Ja-yeon
Sergeant Min
Choi Gwang-il
President
Cho Han-cheul
Colonel
Kang Shin-chul
Lieutenant Han
Lim Hyung-kook
Chen
Jeon Do-yeon
Sun Hwa
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.
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