Pandora (2016)

The explosion of a nuclear power plant caused by an earthquake leads to a disaster which no one other than its workers can stop from spreading further.

Director:

Jong-woo Park

Writer:

Jung-Woo Park

Stars:

Do-bin Baek, Seung-Hoon Choi, Sung-Wook Eo

6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Do-bin Baek	...	Rescue team chief
Seung-Hoon Choi	...	Young Jae-hyeok
Sung-Wook Eo	...	Dae Soo-Won
Bae Gang-Yoo	...	Min-jae
Kim Gun	...	Young Kil-sub
Kim Han-Jong	...	Jin-taek
Kwon Hong-Suk	...	Presidential spokesperson
Nam-boo Jang	...	Resident worker (as Joon-nyoung Jang)
In-gi Jeong	...	Firefighter chief (as In-Gi Jung)
Hyun-Joon Ji	...	Jae-hyeok's older brother
Hong Ji-Young	...	Female patient
Deok-hyeon Jo	...	Institute of Nuclear Safety director
Han-chul Jo	...	CEO of Simwon E&C
Jin-mo Joo	...	Public administration minister
Suk-Tae Joo	...	Firefighter 1

Storyline

Jae-Hyeok (Kim Nam-Gil) lives with his mother (Kim Young-Ae), his sister-in-law (Moon Jeong-Hee) and nephew Min-Jae (Bae Gang-Yoo) in a small Korean town. He is dating Yeon-Joo (Kim Joo-Hyun), while working at the local nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, Pyung-Sub (Jung Jin-Young) works at the same nuclear power plant. He is worried about conditions there, but nobody in the government listens to him. An earthquake strikes the small town where Jae-Hyeok lives and causes explosions at the nuclear power plant. The situation quickly spirals out of control, leading the entire nation to panic. To prevent another nuclear disaster, Jae-Hyeok and his co-workers return to the nuclear power plant.

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Plot Keywords:

nuclear power plant | nuclear disaster | nuclear fallout | 

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Taglines:

We knew this day would come

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jae-hyeok: Are you crazy?
Yeon-joo: Last night you went to a club to pick up girls, didn't you? Then you went out drinking at a street stall.
Jae-hyeok: I just drank a bit. I went straight home afterward. It's true!
Yeon-joo: You are dead today. Auntie I'm going.
Mrs. Seok: Why? I thought you were going to break his legs.
Yeon-joo: Wait until after work.

User Reviews

Pandora Review: An emotional disaster film which you...SHOULD see!

Movie: Pandora (12)

Rating: 4.5/5

All know very well that South Korean movies are emotionally very engaging. When I started to watch this disaster-action film PANDORA, I wasn't expecting anything of the grade it went on to transform into. Yes, the trailer raised expectations and I knew what the film would be about, but I didn't know it would be this excellent.

PANDORA is a film which takes some time to build up, but when it does, it doesn't let go of the grip it has on you. I was seriously left spellbound as to what would happen next. Certain scenes are so well filmed that they deserve a standing ovation.

The performances are extremely mindblowing. They hold you very well, especially Kim Nam-gil's performance in the climax. I mustn't forget to mention that I was seriously crying and shedding tears while watching the emotional scenes. After TRAIN TO BUSAN, this is the second South Korean film which made me cry.

The technical aspects are amazing. The cinematography is decent, the visual effects are excellent and the action sequences: simply jaw- dropping.

PANDORA is a film which isn't a must see but indeed a SHOULD see movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Netflix Site

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

17 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pandora

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Box Office

Budget:

KRW15,500,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cac Entertainment, Cinema Park, New

Technical Specs

Runtime:

136 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1