Pandora (2016 film)
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| Directed by | Park Jung-woo |
| Produced by | Kim Chul-yong Park Kyung-sook |
| Written by | Park Jung-woo |
| Starring | Kim Nam-gil |
| Music by | Jo Yeong-wook |
| Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
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CAC Entertainment
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| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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Running time
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136 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩530 million (US$477,000) (est.)[1] |
| Box office | US$31.5 million[2] |
Pandora (Hangul: 판도라; RR: Pandora) is a 2016 South Korean disaster film written and directed by Park Jung-woo, starring Kim Nam-Gil. The film was released in South Korea on December 7, 2016.[3]
Plot
Jae-hyeok lives with his mother, his sister-in-law and nephew Min-jae in a small Korean town. He is dating a woman named Yeon-joo, while working at the local nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, Pyeong-seok works at the same plant. He is worried about the conditions there, but nobody in the government listens to him. An earthquake strikes the small town where Jae-hyeok lives and causes explosions at the plant. The situation quickly spirals out of control, leading the entire nation to panic. To prevent another nuclear disaster, Jae-hyeok and his co-workers return to the nuclear power plant.
Cast
- Kim Nam-gil as Kang Jae-hyeok
- Kim Young-ae as Mrs. Seok
- Kim Ju-hyeon as Yeon-joo
- Jung Jin-young as Pyeong-seok
- Moon Jeong-hee as Jung-hye
- Kim Dae-myung as Gil-seop
- Lee Geung-young as Prime Minister
- Kang Shin-il as Mr. Kong
- Yoo Seung-mok as Mr. Kam
- Joo Jin-mo as Minister
- Song Yeong-chang as New Director
- Kim Young-woong as Mr. Hwang
- Kim Myung-min as South Korean President
- Kim Hye-eun as First Lady
- Oh Ye-sul as New Nurse
Release
Pandora is the first Korean film that has been pre-sold to Netflix. In November 2016, three weeks before the theatrical release, the company acquired exclusive international rights for streaming Pandora in 190 countries.[4] [5]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2017 | 11th Asian Film Awards | Best Production Designer | Kang Seung-yong | Nominated |
| 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress | Kim Ju-hyeon | Nominated | |
| 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (film) | Kim Nam-gil | Nominated | |
| 54th Grand Bell Awards | Best Film | Pandora | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Park Jung-woo | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Young-ae | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jung Jin-young | Nominated | ||
| Best Art Direction | Kang Seung-yong | Nominated | ||
| Best Lighting | Kim Ho-seong | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Park Gok-ji | Nominated | ||
| Technical Award | Pandora | Nominated | ||
| Best Planning | Pandora | Nominated |
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External links
- 2016 films
- Korean-language films
- Articles containing Korean-language text
- Articles with Korean-language external links
- South Korean films
- South Korean action films
- South Korean action drama films
- South Korean drama films
- South Korean disaster films
- 2010s drama films
- 2010s disaster films
- Films directed by Park Jung-woo
- Next Entertainment World films
