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EXIT

엑시트
2019South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Lee Sang-geun★ 7.6
Available in English: subtitled

At his mother's 70th birthday party, Yong-nam runs into Eui-joo, who rejected him in college. When the city is engulfed in toxic gas from a terrorist attack, the two must find a way to escape using all the techniques they learned in their college rock climbing club.

Themes and style

Tone
dark comedyhopefulwarmchaotic
Pacing
escalatingrelentless
Story
survivalescape
Emotion
belonginglongingthe family you choosefiguring out who you are
Themes
class and moneyfamily wounds passed downfamily dutyold ways vs. new world
Feel
crowd pleaserfun scarycatharticrewatchable
Violence
mild

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