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The Yellow Sea

2010 · 156 min

A relentless, grim descent into violence and desperation that grips you with its raw intensity and bleak atmosphere.

Tagline
The only thing he must not have crossed.
Overview
A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • crime
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, crime
Directed by
Na Hong-jin
Written by
Na Hong-jin
Starring
Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yoon-seok, Cho Seong-ha, Lee Cheol-min, Kwak Do-won, Im Ye-won, Tak Sung-eun, EL
Music
Dalpalan, Jang Young-gyu
Cinematography
Lee Seong-je
Runtime
156 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Mandarin, Korean

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