

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
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.