Synopsis
While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.
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Cast
- Song Kang-hoGu In-ho
- Lee Byung-hunPark Jae-hyuk
- Jeon Do-yeonKim Sook-hee
- Kim Nam-gilChoi Hyun-soo
- Yim Si-wanRyu Jin-seok
- Kim So-jinKim Hee-jin
- Park Hae-junPark Tae-soo
- Kim Bo-minPark Soo-min
- Hyun Bong-sikPark Yoon-cheol
- Woo Mi-hwaHye-yoon
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
Believe it or not, Emergency Declaration was conceived before the pandemic, but it’s just about the most thrilling way a film can capitalize on our fears — of the virus, of flying, of governments making a problem worse — without directly exploiting the international nightmare we’ve all been living lately. - 70
The New York Times
Emergency Declaration, a piercing thriller from the South Korean writer-director Han Jae-rim, manages to deliver excitement and melodrama out of a ludicrous story line. - 60
Los Angeles Times
The performances are uniformly solid, especially by the two leads, and the generally low-key cinematic style keeps us in the pocket of the story. - 60
Rolling Stone
This is still star-driven, big-screen goofiness writ large, something to be consumed with popcorn and a crowd, and that fact its hitting U.S. screens during the summer dog days couldn’t be more welcome. You just might want to wear two masks in the theater.
