Height of the Wave
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| Height of the Wave | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 파고 |
| RR | Pago |
| MR | P'ago |
| Directed by | Park Jung-bum |
| Written by | Kim Min-kyung |
| Produced by | Oh Ji-yoon |
| Starring | Lee Seung-yeon |
| Cinematography | Park Jong-chul |
| Edited by | Cho Hyun-joo |
| Music by | Yang Jung-won |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Height of the Wave (Korean: 파고) is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Park Jung-bum. It was first aired as part of tvN's 2019 Drama Stage television series. Unlike the television drama, the newly edited film features the guilt and greed between the characters.[1] It premiered at the 20th Jeonju International Film Festival on 3 May 2019.[2] It made its international premiere and won the Special Jury Prize in the International Competition section of the 72nd Locarno Film Festival in August 2019.[3][4]
Police Officer Yeon-soo (Lee Seung-yeon) is dispatched to an island with her daughter after her divorce. When she witnesses the strange relationship between orphan Ye-eun and the island workers in the closed island village community, it terrifies her.[2][5]
Cast
- Lee Seung-yeon as Yeon-soo
- Lee Yeon as Ye-eun
- Choi Eun-seo
- Park Yeong-deok
- Shin Yeon-sik
- Park Jung-bum
- Ryu Hae-joon as Seong-dae