Exit (2019 film)

Exit
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
엑시트
Revised RomanizationEk-si-teu
Directed byLee Sang-geun
Written byLee Sang-geun
Produced byRyoo Seung-wan
Kand Hye-jung
Baek Hyun-ik
StarringJo Jung-suk
Im Yoon-ah
CinematographyKim Il-yeon
Edited byLee Kang-hee
Music byMowg
Production
company
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)[1]
Running time
103 minutes[2]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$69.5 million[3]

Exit (Korean: 엑시트; RR: Ek-si-teu) is a 2019 South Korean disaster 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.

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][7] The film also marks Lee Sang-geun's feature film debut as a director, as well as Im Yoon-ah's first leading role in a film.[8][9]

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  5. ^ "JO Jung-suk and Yoon-a Look for an EXIT". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
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  9. ^ "Yoo Hae-jin, Yoona, Hyun Bin to star in action movie". The Korea Times. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2020-05-08.