# The Yellow Sea (2010)

> An indebted Yanji taxi driver enters South Korea to commit a killing and find his missing wife, only to become prey in a savage criminal manhunt.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/39373

## Facts

- Runtime: 156 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Na Hong-jin
- Cast: Ha Jung-woo, Kim Yoon-seok, Cho Seong-ha, Lee Cheol-min, Kwak Do-won, Im Ye-won, Tak Sung-eun, EL
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1230385/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: visceral, bleak, paranoid, intense movie night, korean cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A desperate taxi driver becomes embroiled in a deadly game of survival and betrayal.

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