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Tidal Wave (2009)

Tidal Wave poster
Original title
해운대
Directed by
Yoon Je-kyoon
Genre
drama film, science fiction film, disaster film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h
Rated
R
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 491 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A massive tsunami threatens the coastal city of Busan, and a group of people with personal connections try to survive the disaster. The movie follows a rescue worker, a woman he once loved, and other characters as the wave approaches.

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What happens

Tidal Wave (Korean: 해운대; RR: Haeundae) is a 2009 South Korean disaster film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon and starring Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon and Uhm Jung-hwa. Billed as South Korea's first disaster film, the film released theatrically on 22 July 2009 and received more than 11 million admissions nationwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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