Steel Rain (2017 Film)
Steel Rain (Korean: 강철비; RR: Gangchulbi) is a 2017 South Korean action thriller film directed by Yang Woo-seok. The narrative centers on a high-stakes political crisis involving North and South Korea, triggered by a coup d'état in the North.
Plot
Eom Chul-woo (Jung Woo-sung), a former elite North Korean agent, is tasked by a high-ranking military official, Ri Tae-han (Kim Kap-soo), to assassinate two men planning a coup. During the mission, a sudden bombardment occurs at a public event. In the ensuing chaos, Eom rescues the wounded North Korean leader and flees to South Korea. Meanwhile, Kwak Chul-woo (Kwak Do-won), the chief of foreign security affairs in South Korea, discovers the coup and learns that the North Korean leader has been brought into South Korean territory, leading to a complex geopolitical standoff.
Production
The film is based on the webcomic Steel Rain, written by Yang Woo-seok and illustrated by Je Pi Ga Roo, which was serialized from April 28, 2011, to September 19, 2016. Principal photography for the film adaptation commenced on February 2, 2017, and concluded on June 1, 2017. It was released in South Korea on December 14, 2017.
Cast
- Jung Woo-sung as Eom Chul-woo
- Kwak Do-won as Kwak Chul-woo
- Kim Kap-soo as Ri Tae-han
- Kim Eui-sung as President Lee
- Lee Kyoung-young as Kim Kyoung-young
- Jo Woo-jin as Choi Myung-rok
Sequel
A sequel titled Steel Rain 2: Summit (Korean: 강철비 2: 정상회담) was released in 2020, continuing the thematic exploration of inter-Korean relations.
