Exit (2019)

A rock climber tries to save the day when a mysterious white gas envelops an entire district in Seoul, South Korea.

Director:

Sang Geun Lee

Writer:

Sang Geun Lee

Stars:

Jung-suk Jo, Yoon-ah Im, Du-shim Ko

6 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jung-suk Jo	...	Yong-Nam
Yoon-ah Im	...	Eui-Joo (as Lim Yoon-Ah)
Du-shim Ko	...	Hyun-Ok (as Koh Doo-Shim)
In-hwan Park	...	Jang-Soo (as Park In-Hwan)
Ji-yeong Kim	...	Jung-Hyun
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yoo-ram Bae	...	Yong-Min
Hyo-eun Hwang	...	Second older sister
Min-sung Jung	...	First brother-in-law
Ki-Young Kang	...	Manager Koo
Byoung-Soon Kim	...	Third uncle
Jong-goo Kim	...	Second uncle
Kang-Hoon Kim	...	Ji-Ho (Juvenile)
Bong-ryeon Lee	...	Third older sister
Dong-hwi Lee	...	River cop 1
Hee-joon Oh	...	Drone brother

Storyline

Yong-nam (Jung-suk Jo) was one of the best rock climbers in college but hasn't had much luck elsewhere after graduation. He has failed to get a job for many years and has to rely on his parents just to get by. For his mother's 70th birthday, he insisted on having the party at Dream Garden because his old crush, Eui-ju (Yoon-ah Im) works there. When a disaster strikes, covering an entire district in Seoul with mysterious white gas, he has to use all of his rock climbing skills with the help of Eui-ju to get everyone to safety.

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Plot Keywords:

woman wearing a gas mask | 

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Taglines:

A breathtaking action

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

CJ Entertainment America [United States] Magum Films [Australia]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

31 July 2019 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Exit

Filming Locations:

Seoul, South Korea

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,441, 4 August 2019

Gross USA:

$470,699

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$69,501,772

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmmaker R&K

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

IMAX 6-Track Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Koreans did it again!!!

Ok, from now on, I would watch every excellent-rated korean movie in theaters just like I have done for years for the hollywood ones, in fact, I found out just recently (and a little bit too late) korean movies filled the mundane western movies with excitement that comes from the details that none of the western directors has ever thought before. 'Exit' is a good example to describe for what I have mentioned. it may not be as masterful as 'Parasite', the previous korean movie I watched in the theater (the first one to be precise, and it was very, very satisfying), but, almost from the beginning to the end, you would hardy catch a breath for the action it provides as the hero and the heroine of the story, hand in hand, struggle to escape (the word that I would use had I been the director instead of 'Exit', it's more fitting to me) the clutch of a sea of lethal artificial gas using the skills the main character gain from a hobby many of his relatives find useless to support him survive living in 21st century (South) Korea. his escaping struggle is kind of like a perfect metaphor for his (and maybe many people in the world) struggle in real world: escaping the crumbling of his life by nonstoppingly seeking jobs in many companies, that they end up rejecting. One thing I like from the metaphored message conveyed in the end of the movie that can and very possible to happen anytime to us in our life: no matter how closed our path is, no matter how pessimistic we are, if we keep struggling, keep moving forward, keep fighting for ourselves (while not forgetting to provide a helping hand to those who really need it), keep opening new doors to new paths, our goals and us will one day cross path. And it's Inevitable.....