Veteran detective team leader In-ho receives a report of a video of a plane terror attack and while investigating the case, he discovers that the suspect is actually on board Flight KI501. Jae-hyuk, who has decided to leave for Hawaii despite his fear of flying for his daughter's treatment, becomes concerned about a stranger who is hovering around him and making threatening remarks. An unexplained death occurs on Flight KI501, which took off from Incheon to Hawaii, plunging both the plane and the ground into chaos and fear. Upon hearing this news, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Sook-hee forms a counter-terrorism center and holds an emergency meeting to find a way to land the plane.
Lee Soo-mi as Hye-yoon's friend, a passenger who boards the airplane.[20]
Shin Soo-yeon as High School student, a passenger who boards the airplane.[21]
Production
On August 29, 2019, Showbox confirmed that Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun have agreed to appear in director Han Jae-rim's next film Emergency Declaration.[22] On 30 March 2020, it was reported that the film has been put on hold due to the outbreak of COVID-19.[23] In May 2020, the cast of the film was finalized as Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil, Yim Si-wan, Kim So-jin and Park Hae-joon. Filming began in the same month.[24]
The airplane set was made by airlifting an entire scrapped plane from the United States. The motif of the early model of the Boeing 777, was used to create a set. With the help of a gimbal with a diameter of 7 meters and a length of 12 meters, it was made to rotate 360-degrees.[25][26]
On 31 August 2020, the distributors of the film Showbox announced that filming had stopped due to the resurgence of COVID-19.[27] Filming restarted on September 12, 2020, and wrapped on October 24, 2020. The director said, "As a producer and a director, I am very satisfied with the fact that everyone finished shooting well."[28] On post production, the director Han Jae-rim said about the filming and performance, "The set is also a set, but the part to watch out for in the airplane scene is the outstanding performance of the actors. This is what I really want to show off".
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Release
Emergency Declaration was invited to the out of competition section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival to be held from 6 to 17 July 2021[30][8][31] and had its world premiere on July 16.[32] It was slated to release theatrically in January 2022,[33] but due to a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic its release was delayed.[34] It was finally released theatrically in South Korea on August 3, 2022[9] and in the United States on August 12, 2022.[35] The film was released in Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Malaysia on August 4, and was invited to the Orbita section, the competition section at the 55th Sitges Film Festival to be held from October 6 to October 16, 2022.[36]
Home media
The film will be released on Coupang Play on September 7, 2022.[37]
Reception
Box office
The film was released on August 3 on 1776 screens.[38] It opened at number 1 at the Korean box office with 336,751 viewers.[39][40] It logged one million viewers on the fourth day of its release after topping the box office for two days.[41] It took 18 days for the film to surpass 2 million viewers.[42]
As of September 26, 2022[update], it was the 8th highest-grossing Korean film of 2022 with a gross of US$14.7 million and 2.1 million admissions according to the Korean Film Council.[3] With a production cost of about ₩30 million, the film required about 5.2 million (South Korean) admissions to cross the break-even point.[43] At the end of August, the film was sold for ₩13 billion and released exclusively on Coupang Play. By skipping VOD service, the film was able to recover its production costs thanks to the down payment.[44]
Im Soo-yeon of Cine21, stated that the film "resembles director Bong Joon-ho's Monster rather than a Hollywood movie about hijacking or aviation disasters". Concluding, Im wrote, "This is a new film from director Han Jae-rim, who directed Contemplation and The King."[46] Lee Marshall reviewing the film for Screen Daily was critical of the timing of the film. He appreciated the car chase sequence filmed through the windscreen of the vehicle in pursuit. Concluding Lee wrote, ".... but the film remains as a series of sketches that are all but erased by the film’s trite and inauthentic ending."[47] Peter Debruge of Variety appreciating the film wrote, "From a storytelling perspective, seeing what Han can do with the interior of a plane — and a whole lot of CGI — is downright inspirational."[48] Jared Mobarak writing in The Film Stage graded the film as B− and wrote, "The plane is in danger. It can't land until a plan to alleviate that danger is made on the ground. Everything that occurs reinforces those two truths. Even so, it's never boring."[49] Laura Sirikul of The Nerds of Color rated the film 3.5/5 and praised, the production design, cinematography, and CGI on the plane interior as "incredible". Sirikul stated, "The film was filled with so many twists and turns that you don’t really notice the long duration. It also amps up the anxiety and stakes by adding more and more surprises."[50]
Therese Lacson writing in Collider graded the film as C+ and wrote, "With so much holding it down, it feels impossible for Emergency Declaration to take flight, and it lives in the shadow of disaster films that capitalize on the hallmarks of its genre, rather than trying to do too much at the same time."[51]
Accolades
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
^Kim Seong-hyeon (July 16, 2022). "[Y초점] 제작비만 1170억… 이순신부터 외계인까지, 韓 대작이 몰려온다" [[Focus Y] The production cost alone is 117 billion... From Yi Sun-sin to aliens, Korean masterpieces are coming]. YTN (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^ abChoi Young-joo (July 4, 2022). "사상 초유의 항공 재난 '비상선언' 8월 3일 개봉" [Unprecedented Aviation Disaster 'Declaration of Emergency' opens on August 3rd]. CBS No Cut News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^Kim Nara (July 15, 2022). "송강호X이병헌 '비상선언', 아이맥스 개봉 확정 "압도적 현실감" [공식]" [Song Kang-ho X Lee Byung-hun 'Emergency Declaration' confirmed for IMAX release "Overwhelming sense of reality" [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^Kim Mi-hwa (February 14, 2021). "'비상선언'→'원더랜드'..캐스팅만으로도 벌써 대박" ['Emergency Declaration' →'Wonderland'.. Casting alone is already a hit]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^"비상선언(2020)" [Emergency Declaration]. Daum (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ abcdKim Na-yeon (August 10, 2022). "우미화부터 설인아까지..'비상선언' 꽉 채운 신스틸러 5인방" [From Woo Mi-hwa to Seol In-ah... The 5 scene stealers filled with 'Emergency Declaration] (in Korean). MT StarNews. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Jin-seok (July 21, 2021). "[단독] 설인아, 칸 초청작 '비상선언'으로 스크린 첫 데뷔" [[exclusive] Seol In-ah, debut on screen with 'Emergency Declaration' invited by Cannes]. JTBC (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^Kim Bo-ra (July 26, 2022). "김국희, 기내서 위기 상황 맞는다('비상선언')" [Kim Kook-hee, in a crisis situation on the plane ('Emergency Declaration')] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved July 26, 2022 – via Naver.
^Han Hae-sun (July 21, 2022). "'닥터로이어' 장서연 "영국서 학창시절→아이돌 연습생→배우 꿈 이뤘죠"[인터뷰②]" [Doctor Royer' Jang Seo-yeon "School days in England → idol trainee → actor dream came true" [Interview ②]] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved July 21, 2022 – via Naver.
^"'비상선언' 송강호·이병헌·전도연에 박해준까지…역대급 드림 캐스팅" ['Emergency Declaration' Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Jeon, and Park...]. Donga A (in Korean). May 12, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^Ryu Ji-yoon (July 12, 2022). "'비상선언', 실제 항공기 공수해 비행기 세트 제작…리얼리티의 힘" ['Emergency Declaration', airlifted real aircraft to produce airplane sets... the power of reality]. Dailyan (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^Kim Ji-hye (July 12, 2022). "美서 폐비행기 공수→360도 회전…'비상선언' 속 재난 현실화" [Airlift of abandoned planes in the US → 360 degree rotation... Disaster realization in 'emergency declaration']. SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^Hye-ri Lee (November 3, 2020). "'비상선언' 이병헌 "어려운 상황 속 무탈하게 끝낸 것에 감사"" ['Emergency Declaration' Lee Byung-Hun "Thank you for ending successfully in a difficult situation"] (in Korean). Seoul Economic Daily. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^Lim Soo-yeon (January 19, 2021). "'비상선언' 한재림 감독 - 재난 상황 속 인간의 진심을 보여준다" [Emergency Declaration' Director Jae-rim Han-Shows the sincerity of human beings in a disaster situation]. Cine21 (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^Yoon-ji Ahn (June 3, 2021). "'비상선언', 제74회 칸 영화제 비경쟁부문 초청 "완벽한 영화"[공식]" ['Declaration of Emergency', Invited to Non-Competition Section at the 74th Cannes Film Festival "Perfect Movie" [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
^Ha Su-jeong (June 16, 2021). "'비상선언' 송강호·이병헌·임시완, 칸 영화제 첫 공개→외신도 관심 폭발" ['Emergency Declaration' Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Im Si-wan, premiered at Cannes Film Festival → Foreign media interest exploded]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^Kim Kyung-hee (November 18, 2021). "'비상선언' 드디어 개봉일 확정, 2022년 1월!" ['Declaration of Emergency' finally confirmed the release date, January 2022!]. MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^Cheon Yun-hye (December 15, 2021). "'비상선언', 코로나19 확산으로 1월 개봉 연기 "현 상황 어려움 고려"[공식]" ['Emergency Declaration' postponed January release due to the spread of Corona 19 "Considering the current situation" [Official]]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^Ryu Ye-ji (August 12, 2022). "이병헌·송강호의 '비상선언', 외신도 극찬…제 55회 시체스 영화제 경쟁부문 공식 초청" [Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho's 'Emergency Declaration', praised by foreign media... 55th Sitges Film Festival Official Invitation to Competition]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
^Kwak Myeong-dong (September 1, 2022). "쿠팡플레이 '비상선언', 9월 7일 독점 공개" [Coupang Play's 'Emergency Declaration', exclusively released on September 7th]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^Park Mi-ae (August 4, 2022). "'비상선언', 첫날 33만명 동원하며 박스오피스 1위 등극" ['Emergency Declaration' topped the box office with 330,000 mobilizations on the first day]. E-Daily (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^"실시간 예매율" [Real-time reservation rate (box office)]. Korean Film Council (in Korean). KOBIS. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^Kim Gye-yeon (August 6, 2022). "'비상선언' 개봉 4일째 관객수 100만 돌파" ['Emergency Declaration' surpasses 1 million viewers on the 4th day of release]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^Kim Hyeon-jeong (August 20, 2022). "'비상선언' 200만 관객 돌파…"관람선언 해준 관객 여러분 감사"" ['Emergency Declaration' surpasses 2 million viewers... "Thanks to the audience who declared a spectacle"]. Export News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^Im Soo-yeon (August 3, 2022). "[리뷰] 더 좋은 영화가 될 수 있는 더 나은 선택을 상상하게 한다 '비상선언'" [[Review] 'Emergency Declaration' that makes you imagine a better choice that can be a better movie]. Cine21 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^Cho Yeon-kyung (April 7, 2023). "제59회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 최종 후보 공개" [59th Baeksang Arts Awards, TV/Film/Play Finalists Revealed]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^Park Soo-in (April 29, 2023). "'헤어질 결심' 대상→더 글로리' 3관왕, 이변 없는 수상[백상예술대상①]" ['Decision to break up' Daesang→The Glory' 3 crowns, no surprises [Baeksang Arts Awards ①]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^"43회 청룡영화상 후보 발표, 박찬욱 감독 '헤어질 결심' 13개 부문 최다 노미네이트" [Nominations announced at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards, Director Park Chan-wook's 'Decision to break up' received the most nominations in 13 categories]. KBS Star (in Korean). Naver. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^Kim, Na-ra (October 6, 2022). "헤어질 결심' 박해일X탕웨이, 男女주연상→'월드 ★' 이정재, 신인 감독상 수상 [2022 부일영화상](종합)" [Decision to break up' Park Hae-il X Tang Wei, Best Leading Actress → 'World ★' Lee Jung-jae, Rookie Director Award [2022 Buil Film Awards] (Comprehensive)]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
^Nam, Yoo-jung (August 28, 2022). "헤어질 결심 브로커 둘 다 8개 부문 후보 올라" [Decision to break up and Broker both nominated for 8 categories] (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Naver.
^Han Hyeon-jeong (December 9, 2022). "'대종상' 작품상은 '헤어질 결심'..박해일·염정아 주연상[종합]" ['Daejongsang' Best Picture is 'Decision to break up'..Park Hae-il · Yeom Jung-ah Best Actor]. Maeil Economy (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
^Park, Mi-ae (October 24, 2022). "헤어질 결심', 영평상 최우수작품상 선정…공로상 안성기" ['Decision to break up' selected for Best Picture at the Youngpyeong Awards... Achievement Award Ahn Sung-ki]. E-Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Kyung-hee (December 5, 2022). "한국영화제작가협회상, 마동석-탕웨이 주연상, 이정재 감독상 수상" [Korean Film Producers Association Award, Ma Dong-seok-Tang Wei Best Actor Award, Lee Jung-jae Best Director Award]. iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim, Na-ra (October 19, 2022). "이정재, 또 수상 쾌거…亞 영화 위상 드높인 공로 '영국서도 인정' [공식]" [Lee Jung-jae, another splendid feat...亞 'Recognized in the UK' [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved October 19, 2022 – via Naver.