The Crimson Whale

A grim, quake-ravaged world and a strange, mythic sea journey keep you tense and unsettled, with little warmth to hold onto.

Directed by

Park Hye-mi

Genres

Animation, Horror, Thriller

Starring

Kang Wi, Lee Ji-sook, Kim Min-ji

Overview

It’s 2070 and our planet is ravaged by earthquakes and volcanic activity. Nowhere on Earth is hit worse than the Korean peninsula. Ha-jin, a sly, savvy orphan, prowls the rubble of a broken, barely functioning Busan wracked by daily tremors. Her petty crimes land her in jail, and from there the clutches of human traffickers — and finally far out to sea, rescued (or rather, kidnapped?) by a ragtag band of pirates seeking the precious crystals at the heart of a volcanic island. To reach their prize, they’ll need to defeat the island’s fearsome guardian, the legendary volcano whale. And to do that, they’ll need Ha-jin’s special talent for summoning whales. But is her rare power a blessing, or a curse?

How it feels

Dark, tense, eerie and bleak. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Survival, power, isolation, coming-of-age

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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