While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.
Acting
Lee Byung-hun's trembling father breaks hearts.
Direction
Han Jae-rim turns economy class into hell.
Practical Effects
The plane set is a pressure-cooker masterpiece.
Director
Han Jae-rim
Song Kang-ho
Gu In-ho
Lee Byung-hun
Park Jae-hyuk
Jeon Do-yeon
Kim Sook-hee
Kim Nam-gil
Choi Hyun-soo
Yim Si-wan
Ryu Jin-seok
Kim So-jin
Kim Hee-jin
Park Hae-joon
Park Tae-soo
Do Yeong-seo
Park Soo-min
Hyun Bong-sik
Park Yoon-cheol
Woo Mi-hwa
Hye-yoon
Lim Hyung-kook
Captain
Seol In-a
Im Tae-eun
Lee Yul-eum
Park Shi-young
Moon Sook
Dr. Han
Kwon Han-sol
Min-jung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released July 2022, the film eerily mirrored ongoing pandemic border tensions and 'K-Quarantine' nationalism debates.
The 140-minute runtime was controversial—Han Jae-rim refused studio demands to cut, insisting the suffocation needed to feel real.
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