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Tidal Wave

Name: Tidal Wave
Director: JK Youn
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2009-07-22
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon, Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Min-ki

2009 · 2h 0m · Action, Drama, Thriller

Skip it. 'Tidal Wave' is a Korean disaster flick that tries to juggle too many melodramatic subplots (guilt, estrangement, class romance) while rushing toward a 10-minute tsunami finale. It's the kind of bloated, emotionally manipulative blockbuster that mistakes earnestness for depth—save your time for a cleaner disaster film or a better character drama.

Plot

On Haeundae Beach, a guilt-ridden fisherman takes care of a woman whose father accidentally got killed. A scientist reunites with his ex-wife and a daughter who doesn't even remember his face. And a poor rescue worker falls in love with a rich city girl. When they all find out a gigantic tsunami will hit the beach, they realize they only have 10 minutes to escape.

Director: JK Youn

Cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon, Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Min-ki

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