Ashfall (2019)
백두산
Only one chance to save the nation.
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Ashfall rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.2/10· 7K votes
Rotten Tomatoes73%
TMDb6.837/10· 626 votesWith 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Ashfall
A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.
Cast of Ashfall
Lee Byung-hun
as Lee Jun-pyeong
Ha Jung-woo
as Jo In-chang
Don Lee
as Kang Bong-rae
Jeon Hye-jin
as Jeon Yu-gyeong
Suzy
as Seo Ji-young
Lee Kyung-young
as General Choi
Kim Si-a
as Sun-ok
Lee Sang-won
as Park Tae-sik
Ok Ja-yeon
as Sergeant Min
Choi Gwang-il
as President
Cho Han-cheul
as Colonel
Kang Shin-chul
as Lieutenant Han
Ashfall facts
- Original title
- 백두산
- Budget
- $17.7M
- Box office
- $61.3M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Disaster spectacle delivers impressive volcanic destruction visuals
- •Cross border cooperation narrative adds geopolitical dimension to survival
- •Action set pieces maintain energetic pacing throughout tense sequences
What the audience disliked
- •Character arcs feel undercooked amid disaster action focus
- •Dialogue occasionally veers into heavy handed emotional exposition
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