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The Yellow Sea
2010
· Movie
· 136 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
58–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88.
See the most agreed on films →A desperate taxi driver in a Korean-Chinese slum, deep in debt due to his wife's departure to South Korea, is offered a deal by a ruthless gangster. He must travel to Seoul to carry out a murder, and in return, his debts will be cleared and he can search for his wife. The job goes horribly wrong, and he becomes a hunted man in a foreign city.
Details
- Director
- Na Hong-jin
- Writer
- Na Hong-jin
- Released
- 22 December 2010
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean, Mandarin
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $8.2M
- Box office
- $15.8M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 23 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 30 →7 wins from 30 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| 64th Cannes Film Festival 2011 | Un Certain Regard | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2011 | Best of Puchon | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2011 | Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
| 20th Buil Film Awards 2011 | Best Actor | Ha Jung-woo | Nominee |
| 31st Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2011 | Best Actor | Ha Jung-woo | Winner |
| 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Jo Sung-ha | Nominee |
| 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards 2011 | Best Art Direction | Lee Hoo-gyoun | Nominee |
| 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards 2011 | Best Lighting | Hwang Soon-wook | Winner |
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64th Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Un Certain Regard | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
48th Grand Bell Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Costume Design | Chae Kyung-hwa | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jo Sung-ha | Winner |
| Best Actor | Kim Yoon-seok | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Lee Hoo-gyoun | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Lee Sung-jae | Nominee |
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Kim Sun-min | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Yellow Sea | Nominee |
| Best Lighting | Hwang Soon-wook | Nominee |
| Best Sound Effects | Choi Tae-young | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Kim Tae-hun, Jeong Jae-hun | Nominee |
32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Lighting | Hwang Soon-wook | Winner |
| Best Actor | Kim Yoon-seok | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Lee Hoo-gyoun | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Lee Sung-jae | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jo Sung-ha | Nominee |
5th Asian Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Ha Jung-woo | Winner |
| Best Composer | Jang Young-gyu and Lee Byung-hoon | Nominee |
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best Production Designer | Lee Hwo-kyoung | Nominee |
47th Baeksang Arts Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Ha Jung-woo | Winner |
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Yellow Sea | Nominee |
15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
| Best of Puchon | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
31st Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Ha Jung-woo | Winner |
20th Buil Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Ha Jung-woo | Nominee |
5th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
1 nomination
| Achievement in Directing | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Gold Hugo | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |