# Pandora (2016)

> After an earthquake cripples a Korean nuclear plant, a reluctant worker and his colleagues risk everything to contain a catastrophe worsened by official negligence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/289349

## Facts

- Runtime: 136 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama, Action
- Director: Park Jung-woo
- Cast: Kim Nam-gil, Kim Joo-hyun, Kim Myung-min, Lee Kyung-young, Kim Young-ae, Jung Jin-young, Moon Jeong-hee, Bae Gang-yoo
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6302160/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: tense, harrowing, tragic, disaster movie night, korean cinema night

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