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Pandora

Original title: Pan-dola
  • 20162016
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
7.4K
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Nam-gil Kim in 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.
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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.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.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.
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7.4K
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  • Directors
    • Jeong-woo Park
    • Jong-woo Park
  • Writers
    • Jeong-woo Park
    • Jung-Woo Park
  • Stars
    • Daekyum Ahn
    • Do-bin Baek
    • Seung-Hoon Choi
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  • Directors
    • Jeong-woo Park
    • Jong-woo Park
  • Writers
    • Jeong-woo Park
    • Jung-Woo Park
  • Stars
    • Daekyum Ahn
    • Do-bin Baek
    • Seung-Hoon Choi
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    • 75User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

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    Daekyum Ahn
    • Storage tank hazmat suitas Storage tank hazmat suit
    Do-bin Baek
    Do-bin Baek
    • Rescue team chiefas Rescue team chief
    Seung-Hoon Choi
    • Young Jae-hyeokas Young Jae-hyeok
    Sung-Wook Eo
    • Dae Soo-Wonas Dae Soo-Won
    Bae Gang-Yoo
    • Min-jaeas Min-jae
    Jo Han-chul
    Jo Han-chul
    • CEO of Simwon E&Cas CEO of Simwon E&C
    Kim Han-Jong
    • Jin-taekas Jin-taek
    Kwon Hong-Suk
    • Presidential spokespersonas Presidential spokesperson
    Kim Hye-Eun
    Kim Hye-Eun
    • First Lady (Korean president's wife)as First Lady (Korean president's wife)
    In-gi Jeong
    In-gi Jeong
    • Firefighter chiefas Firefighter chief
    • (as In-Gi Jung)
    Moon Jeong-Hee
    Moon Jeong-Hee
    • Jeong-hyeas Jeong-hye
    • (as Junghi Moon)
    Hyun-Joon Ji
    • Jae-hyeok's older brotheras Jae-hyeok's older brother
    Hong Ji-Young
    • Female patientas Female patient
    Deok-hyeon Jo
    • Institute of Nuclear Safety directoras Institute of Nuclear Safety director
    Kim Jong-goo
    Kim Jong-goo
    • Chairman of Council for Nuclear Safetyas Chairman of Council for Nuclear Safety
    Son Jong-hak
    Son Jong-hak
    • President of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Poweras President of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
    Jin-mo Joo
    • Public administration ministeras Public administration minister
    Kim Joo-Hyun
    • Yeon-jooas Yeon-joo
    • Directors
      • Jeong-woo Park
      • Jong-woo Park
    • Writers
      • Jeong-woo Park
      • Jung-Woo Park
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    • 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!

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      Yeon-joo: Wait until after work.

    User reviews75

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    Top review
    6/10
    A hectic and entertaining disaster movie...
    "Pandora" is a disaster movie from South Korea that happened to stay low enough on the radar to avoid my interest up until now in mid-2017. So when I found this 2016 movie in the Asian section, I was naturally interested and after having read the synopsis, I decided to give the movie a go and went to sit down to watch it.

    It is the thrilling storyline that really keeps the audience at the edge of their seats, because writer and director Park Jung-woo really managed to construct a very realistic and compelling story that deals with an interesting topic. And the storyline is really helped along quite nicely by an interesting character gallery.

    I will say that the storyline worked out on multiple levels, because you are equally interested in what happens to the power plant and on a national scale, but at the same time you have an equal interest in the characters throughout the movie. So this was a great accomplishment for writer and director Park Jung-woo.

    While mentioning the characters, then it should be said that the people they had cast for the various roles and characters were quite nicely cast, and they were performing quite well with these roles and characters. Now it was generally an entire cast of new faces for me, so I was more than happy to see new talents on the screen, especially when they performed as nicely as they did here.

    The special effects and CGI in "Pandora" were quite good and quite convincing. I was especially impressed with the explosion when the power plant exploded, that just looked very cool.

    A disaster movie like this is naturally enhanced by a great music score, and the music they composed for "Pandora" was quite good. It had excitement, yet it was still subtle enough to serve as background music. It most definitely added a good layer of suspense and thrill to the movie.

    There is a great sense of urgency and panic throughout the movie, and that really helped to cement the realism that permeated the movie. And I was especially impressed with how the various characters went about dealing with the situation, ranging from ordinary residents to high ranking government officials.

    "Pandora" is a rather compelling story, and I must admit that I was genuinely surprised with how exciting and interesting director and writer Jong-woo Park had managed to make this movie. Especially since there is a very realistic feel and atmosphere to the movie. If you enjoy disaster movies and if you are a fan of Asian cinema, then you definitely owe it to yourself to sit down and watch this movie.
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    • Jul 3, 2017

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix Site
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Thảm Họa Hạt Nhân
    • Filming locations
      • South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Cac Entertainment
      • Cinema Park
      • New
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    • Budget
      • ₩15,500,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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