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Tunnel

Original title: Teo-neol
  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
11K
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Ha Jung-woo in Tunnel (2016)
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A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped.A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped.A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped.

  • Director
    • Kim Seong-hun
  • Writer
    • Kim Seong-hun
  • Stars
    • Ha Jung-woo
    • Bae Doona
    • Oh Dal-su
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kim Seong-hun
    • Writer
      • Kim Seong-hun
    • Stars
      • Ha Jung-woo
      • Bae Doona
      • Oh Dal-su
    • 41User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Ha Jung-woo
    Ha Jung-woo
    • Lee Jung-Soo
    Bae Doona
    Bae Doona
    • Se-Hyun
    Oh Dal-su
    Oh Dal-su
    • Dae-Kyung
    Shin Jeong-geun
    Shin Jeong-geun
    • Captain Kang
    Nam Ji-hyun
    Nam Ji-hyun
    • Mi-na
    Cho Hyun-chul
    Cho Hyun-chul
    • Young guy in rescue team
    Kim Hae-sook
    Kim Hae-sook
    • Minister
    Yoo Seung-mok
    • Reporter Jo
    Park Hyuk-kwon
    Park Hyuk-kwon
    • Government official
    Park Jin-woo
    • Government aide
    Lee Cheol-min
    Lee Cheol-min
    • Captain of drilling team
    Sung-chun Han
    • Drone technician
    Kim Seung-hun
    Kim Seung-hun
    • Public hearing moderator
    Ye Soo-jung
    Ye Soo-jung
    • Old mother
    Jin Yong-wook
    Jin Yong-wook
    • construction worker A
    Lee Dong-yong
    Lee Dong-yong
    • construction worker B
    Joo Suk-tae
    Joo Suk-tae
    • employee of Korea Expressway Corporation
    Ahn Se-ho
    • Drilling team member
    • Director
      • Kim Seong-hun
    • Writer
      • Kim Seong-hun
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    User reviews41

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    8Reno-Rangan

    It's not just about survival...

    The title says it all. Then I read its synopsis and right away I knew how much should I expect from it. Because this might be a fresh attempt in the Korean film, at least for the first time I'm seeing in a Korean film, but not from the world cinema. Yeah, I have seen plenty, and I'd liked most of them. But this film was much, much better than it had been rated in the internet. The story, the main event starts without wasting any time. There's no initial developments like intros. When the thriller-adventure parts commences, reveals everything you have to know.

    Just over 2 hours long, the story frequently switches back and forth to where a man got trapped in a collapsed tunnel road and the outside where people and rescue team gathered. Like any other similar themed film, it borrowed a handful of clichés, but still you can witness the effort for the avoidance. Like if you see something or someone's crucial part come into play, usually you would predict what might happen to it in the later part of the story. Since those are unavoidable, they simply skipped in the final act as it is understandable and not to waste developing them to some extent.

    So a man is fighting for his survival after a disaster strikes. But he got a cell phone signal buried under a deep mountain that I could not get. Anyway, he does make know his state of condition to the outside world. Soon they all rally to get him out. This film is not entirely a serious episode, despite the theme was. A little bit of satire. If that's how the film was intended or not, at least I had a couple of good laughs. Kind of reminded me 'Peepli (Live)', about the media circus in such situation. But that is the truth, what todays media have become, because of competition among themselves.

    ❝Don't be weak and say you'll die, just live.❞

    The trapped man has to make sure about food and water to survive till the rescue team reaches him down which could take a week or more. Yeah, they kind of mention the recent Chile event which was made into the film, 'The 33'. His portion of the story is like the combination of '127 Hours', 'Buried' and of course that Chilean film. There are lots of things happen, you could say twists and turns. Kind of too much at some point, the way they added more contents to it, but decently it all worked out.

    Meanwhile, on the outside world, not lags behind. It has its own set of characters and its circumstance events. Lots of fun and also highlights wrongs. Particularly like I said, the media and how politicians make use of such incident for publicity. And the final one about the construction firms and their shoddy works for profits. They have dug on these topics, but did not go deeper, because to keep it lighter and entertaining film than all about awareness.

    All the way an engaging narrative. Means a long film, but very swiftly told story. Visually, it was a well made film, like everything's looked natural and believable. You could not differentiate the CGI/green screen work and the real objects of those disaster parts. But not the technical details such as drilling or the hollow space where he stays alive. When the narration progresses, it gets even worse, like you would say how could that even possible or just they wanted it that way to end the tale.

    A small part of the end kind of skips, but that's good for the film than dragging it for another half an hour. The casting was good, they all performed well, but my favourite was Oh Dal-su. As usual, I loved his part, one of the finest supporting characters in the world cinema. It's not a great film, but good, and acceptable as what it is. In the end feels like worth it. So I decided to suggest it for those who are interested, but could not decide whether to go for it or not, and for the Korean film fans outside the Korea.

    7.5/10
    7gavin6942

    Some Tension

    A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped.

    "Tunnel" comes to us from writer-director Seong-hun Kim, who is likely not very well known in the United States, though some fans of Korean cinema may have seen his previous film, "A Hard Day" (2014). The star of "Tunnel" is Jung-woo Ha, who you will most likely recognize from "The Handmaiden" (2016), which is being heavily promoted by Amazon. (Perhaps the PR folks behind "Tunnel" can build off of this?)

    This is one of those films that works well because it relies on a very simple plot with a high amount of tension. We have just about the smallest stage possible (the inside of a car), though it does cut to other areas from time to time. (Would it work better if it just stayed in the car? Maybe.) Others have said the film runs a bit too long, and I have to agree. Although you can often make a "slow burn" go for two hours or more, this one may not hold the tension as well as it could. I don't know. Opinions will vary.

    "Tunnel" is out now (May 2017) from WellGo, available on DVD. Why it is not being released on Blu-ray is unclear, and the DVD is very much a bare bones affair. While the movie is good enough to stand on its own, there is literally nothing on the disc that would make it an improvement over a streaming option.
    7Foutainoflife

    Can You Find Light At The End Of A Tunnel That Collapses Around You??

    A husband and father is heading home with his daughter's birthday cake when a tunnel collapses trapping him inside his car.

    Disaster movies are meant to be filled with tension and drama. This film did not fail in giving its viewers a healthy dose of both. While it is a bit drawn out, it is a decent movie that I found to be enjoyable. It is hard for me to review disaster movies simply because to have the right amount of tension you need a curiosity as to what might happen next. Knowing too much takes away from the anticipation about what might happen next. So, I'm just gonna be short and sweet about it by saying that it is a good film that had me confidently saying that had I been this fella, I would never have to work again because I would have sued the socks off of everybody.
    7SpoilerAlertReviews

    Terrific disaster drama with strong performances.

    I don't watch enough world cinema, let alone South Korean films, the country that gave us incredible flicks like Oldboy and Sky Blue (Wonderful Days) so when I see there's a showing at my other local cinema, I had to go and I didn't regret it.

    Seong-hoon Kim, director of the highly acclaimed A Hard Day (now on my watchlist) tells us a story of a business man (Jung-woo Ha) who is on his way home to wife and daughter and unfortunately becomes trapped in a near fatal accident when a tunnel collapses on him and his car. We see his blight as he struggles to survive and how he comes to terms with the reality of what's happening.

    There's a superb balance between him and the outside world who is attempting to rescue him, witnessing empathy, sympathy and later tragedy but also the lack of, from the media and politicians causing conflict about what's the right thing to do.

    It's touching, when seeing the lengths people will go to in offering help in a time of crisis, like the radio station for example, playing him messages of support each day. This show of humanity reminded me of the epic TV movie of the late eighties, Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure and the more recent World Trade Centre, only fundamental difference, this not being a true story.

    Sometimes I felt like being a passerby, watching the train wreck happen right before you, seeing things going from bad to worse without being able to lift a finger to do anything. But on the flip side it's purposefully comical to display another side of what it is to be human.

    There's incredible performances for the three key characters, especially Cloud Atlas star Doona Bae who plays his grieving wife having to deal with the press whilst trying to do as much as she possibly can to aid the rescue. And Dal-su Oh is superb as the chief, who's in charge of the operation who has this moral obligation to save him.

    The film is loaded with tough decisions and moral issues questioning you, what would you do if you were either of the three characters. It did drag, but only ever so slightly for the 126min running time. Has got an amazing score from Young-Jin Mok and the set pieces are on point with some amazing camera work.

    I wouldn't recommend this for viewers with fear of tunnels or claustrophobia but a great drama with some amazing performances, a must-see for world cinema drama fans.

    Running Time: 7 The Cast: 8 Performance: 9 Direction: 8 Story: 7 Script: 8 Creativity: 8 Soundtrack: 8 Job Description: 8 The Extra Bonus Points: 0

    71% 7/10
    7claudio_carvalho

    Dramatic Thriller and Sharp Criticism

    In South Korea, the Kia Motors dealer Lee Jung-Soo (Jung-woo Ha) is driving home with a birthday cake to celebrate the anniversary of his daughter. While crossing a tunnel, it collapses and Lee is trapped inside. Using his cellphone, he is capable to communicate with the rescue team leader and with his wife. Now Lee must survive waiting for the rescue.

    "Teo-neol", a.k.a. "The Tunnel", is a dramatic thriller about the rescue operation to save a man trapped inside a collapsed tunnel. The storyline is engaging, with good performances and melodramatic dialogs between Lee and his wife. This disaster movie shows a sharp criticism to politicians that wants to use tragedies to show up with the victims; to the press that disturbs people that is seriously working to sell "fresh" news to the audiences; and to the quality of public constructions in South Korea. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil):"O Túnel" ("The Tunnel")

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    • Trivia
      The director and the main actor have the same name. This is because Ha Jung-Woo's real name is Kim Seung-Hun.
    • Goofs
      When Jung-soo reaches Mi-Na, they discover her phone was damaged and cannot be used. She asks him if she can call someone. Without telling her the phone number she wants to call, he dials her mother on his own phone.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 747: Knowing (2020)

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    • Release date
      • August 26, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • The Tunnel
    • Filming locations
      • Seoul, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Another Sunday
      • BA Entertainment
      • History E&M
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $568,876
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $172,521
      • Aug 28, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $52,444,295
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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