Movie: Ashfall (English title) / Baekdu Mountain (literal title)
Revised romanization: Baekdusan
Hangul: 백두산
Director: Lee Hae-Jun, Kim Byung-Seo
Writer: Lee Hae-Jun, Kim Byung-Seo
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: December 19, 2019
Runtime:
Genre: Action / Disaster
 
Mt. Paektu, an active volcano straddling the China-North Korea border, suddenly erupts, causing severe earthquakes in both North and South Korea. Pandemonium ensues on the Korean peninsula, with more eruptions predicted in the area.
 
To prevent another disaster, Jeon Yoo-kyung (Jeon Hye-jin) plans an operation based on a theory by Professor Kang Bong-rae (Ma Dong-seok), who had studied Mt. Baekdu and its possible future eruptions.
 
Jo In-chang (Ha Jung-woo) is assigned to be the captain of a special forces team taking part in the operation. Jo In-chang contacts Lee Joon-pyeong (Lee Byung-hun) who is part of the Korean People's Army in North Korea as a spy. Meanwhile, Jo In-Chang's pregnant wife Choi Ji-young (Bae Suzy) is alone in Seoul and struggling to survive amidst the disaster.
 
WIKIPEDIA Information
 
Critical response
 
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10.
 
Box office
 
On 22 December at 11 a.m. KST, "Ashfall" officially surpassed 2 million moviegoers, taking just four days to reach the milestone. Notably, the film had just reached 1 million moviegoers just the day before.
 
Accolades
At the 56th Grand Bell Awards, the movie earned 4 nominations and won 2 awards.
Awards
Category
Recipients
Result
 
56th Grand Bell Awards
Best Actor
Lee Byung-hun
Won
 
Technical Award(Visual Effects)
Andras Ikladi
Won
Best Music
Bang Jun-Seok
Nominated
 
Best Lighting
Cho Kyu-young
Nominated