The Tower
타워
2012South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Kim Ji-hoon★ 7
Available in English: subtitled
Tower Sky, a luxurious building complex, has organised a lavish Christmas party for its VIP guests. However, things go awry when a fire breaks out and thousands of lives are endangered.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebrutalmelancholicchaotic
Pacing
escalatingrelentlessslow build to explosion
Story
survivalescapesiege
Emotion
sacrificegrieffeeling powerlessloyalty under pressure
Themes
class and moneycorrupt institutionsold ways vs. new world
Feel
exhaustingcatharticgut punchcrowd pleaser
Violence
graphic