Sea Fog
Sea Fog

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Sea Fog

2014
Movie
111 min
Korean

A fishing-boat crew takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.

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IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic63/100
Google Users76%
Director: Shim Sung-boGenres: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Plot Summary

A group of fishermen takes on the dangerous job of smuggling undocumented Korean immigrants to earn money. When the ship encounters unexpected storms and a critical decision must be made regarding the passengers, the crew's humanity is put to the ultimate test.

Critical Reception

Sea Fog received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its intense atmosphere, strong performances, and unflinching depiction of moral ambiguity. However, some found the plot predictable or the violence gratuitous.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its gripping tension and performances, particularly from Kim Yun-seok.

  • Criticized by some for its bleakness and predictable narrative turns.

  • Explores dark themes of desperation and survival at sea effectively.

Google audience: Audiences appreciated the film's suspenseful storytelling and the actors' compelling portrayals. Some viewers found the subject matter disturbing and the ending unsatisfying.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for Best New Director at the Blue Dragon Film Awards (Shim Sung-bo).

Fun Fact

The film is inspired by a true event that occurred in 1998 involving a fishing vessel called the 'Too-Seon'.

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pancine

pancine

Intriguing at first but goes downhill after gas poisoning, becomes routine mindless, gratuitously violent in the image of 'Hollywood'. Shame, it was going well until that. The final beach and eatery scenes were back on track but too little ...

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