# Steel Rain (2017)

> A North Korean defector and a South Korean intelligence official form an uneasy alliance as a coup and nuclear threat push the peninsula toward catastrophe.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/294314

## Facts

- Runtime: 139 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller
- Director: Yang Woo-seok
- Cast: Jung Woo-sung, Kwak Do-won, Kim Kap-soo, Kim Eui-sung, Lee Kyung-young, Jang Hyun-sung, Jo Woo-jin, Kim Myung-gon
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6769508/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: urgent, paranoid, propulsive, political thriller night, action movie marathon

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