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Exit (2019)

Exit poster
Original title
엑시트
Directed by
Lee Sang-geun
Cast
Choi Tae Joon, Woo Hyun, Nam Ki Ae, Park Ho San, Kim Kyung Nam, Jun Soo Jin, Bae Hae Sun, Jang Hyuk Jin
Genre
comedy film, action film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 302 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A jobless young man runs into an old crush. A strange toxic gas spreads across Seoul and they must work together to escape.

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What happens

Exit (Korean: 엑시트) is a 2019 South Korean disaster comedy film written and directed by Lee Sang-geun, and starring Jo Jong-suk and Lim Yoona. The film follows the story of a grown man who attempts to reconnect with an old crush, but following a chain of events, they end up trying to escape from a mysterious white gas that threatens to engulf the entire Seoul district. Exit first premiered in South Korea on July 31, 2019. It was considered a box office success earning over US$69.5 million worldwide, becoming South Korea's third highest-grossing domestic film for 2019. The film also marks Lee Sang-geun's feature film debut as a director, as well as Lim Yoona's first leading role in a film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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