2009 · action · drama · thriller
Tidal Wave
Directed by JK Youn2h 0m2009
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.
Our read: Tidal Wave (2009) reads as a sombre, breathless, grounded action · drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, breathless, measured action / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured.
- sombre
- kinetic
- intense
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