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The Yellow Sea

The Yellow Sea

Drama · Thriller · Crime · 2010

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.

Movie details

The Yellow Sea

“The only thing he must not have crossed.”

2010 Drama · Thriller · Crime 2h 36m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Yellow Sea?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Na Hong-jin

Written by

Na Hong-jin

Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Kim Goo-nam

Kim Yun-seok

Kim Yun-seok

Myun Jung-hak

Cho Seong-ha

Cho Seong-ha

Kim Tae-won

Lee Cheol-min

Lee Cheol-min

Choi Seong-nam

Kwak Do-won

Kwak Do-won

Professor Kim Seung-hyun

Im Ye-won

Im Ye-won

Professor's Wife

T

Tak Sung-eun

Goo-nam's Wife

Court is in session

Put The Yellow Sea on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.