Exit (2019 film)
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Exit (Korean: 엑시트; RR: Ek-si-teu) is a 2019 South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Lee Sang-geun, and starring Jo Jong-suk and Im Yoon-ah.[4] The film follows the story of a grown man who attempts to reconnect with an old crush, but following a chain of events, they end up trying to escape from a mysterious white gas that threatens to engulf the entire Seoul district.
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Hangul | 엑시트 |
Revised Romanization | Ek-si-teu |
Directed by | Lee Sang-geun |
Written by | Lee Sang-geun |
Produced by | Ryoo Seung-wan Kang Hye-jung Baek Hyun-ik |
Starring | Jo Jung-suk Im Yoon-ah |
Cinematography | Kim Il-yeon |
Edited by | Lee Kang-hee |
Music by | Mowg |
Production company | |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes[2] |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$69.5 million[3] |
Exit first premiered in South Korea on July 31, 2019.[5] It was considered a box office success earning over US$69.5 million worldwide, becoming South Korea's third highest-grossing domestic film for 2019.[6] Exit was also South Korea's third most-watched domestic film, as it eventually sold more than 9.4 million admissions.[7]
Exit also marks Im Yoon-ah's first leading role in a film and is also the second film in her acting career after appearing as a supporting role in Confidential Assignment in 2017.[8]
In addition, Exit is the first feature film to be directed by Lee Sang-geun.[9]