The Tunnel (2016 film)

Tunnel
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kim Seong-hun
Produced by	Billy Acumen Lee Taek-dong You Jeong-hun
Written by	Kim Seong-hun
Starring	Ha Jung-woo Bae Doona Oh Dal-su
Music by	Mok Young-jin Vitek Kral
Cinematography	Kim Tae-seong
Distributed by	Showbox
Release dates	10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) (South Korea)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$51.9 million

Tunnel (also referred as The Tunnel) (Hangul: 터널 Teoneol) is a 2016 South Korean survival drama film written and directed by Kim Seong-hun, starring Ha Jung-woo in the lead role. The film revolves around a car salesman who gets trapped when a poorly constructed tunnel collapses, and deals with his survival inside the tunnel with the advice of the rescue team head. It was released in South Korea on 10 August 2016.

Synopsis

Lee Jung-soo (Ha Jung-woo) is driving home for his daughter's birthday. While driving through a tunnel through a mountain, the tunnel collapses. When Lee Jung-Soo regains consciousness, he finds himself trapped inside his car, which is buried under tons of concrete and debris. All he has inside the car are his cellphone, two bottles of water, and his daughter's birthday cake. He forms a kind of special bond with the head of the rescue team, Dae-kyung, who teaches him how to survive in the tunnel.

Cast

• Ha Jung-woo as Lee Jung-soo
• Bae Doona as Se-hyun
• Oh Dal-su as Dae-kyung
• Nam Ji-hyun as Mi-na
• Kim Hae-sook as government Minister
• Park Hyuk-kwon as government official
• Park Jin-woo as government aide
• Lee Sang-hee as YTN news reporter
• Kim Jong-soo as drilling company executive (cameo)
• Shin Jung-keun as Captain Kang
• Cho Hyun-chul as young guy with spectacles in rescue team
• Yoo Seung-mok as reporter Jo
• Lee Dong-jin as radio DJ
• Lee Cheol-min as Captain of drilling team
• Han Sung-chun as drone technician
• Kim Seung-hoon as public hearing moderator
• Ye Soo-jung as old mother
• Jin Yong-ok as construction worker A
• Lee Dong-yong as construction worker B
• Joo Suk-tae as employee of Korea Expressway Corporation
• Ahn Se-ho as drilling team member
• Seo Hyun-woo as SNC fellow reporter
• Kang Shin-chul as agent at situation
• Kim Soo-jin as Public hearing attendee B
• Jin Seon-kyu as equipment manager
• Yeo Min-gyu as voice of 119 telephone operator, helicopter agent
• Choi Gwi-hwa as person interested in tunnel 2 (cameo)
• Jung Suk-yong as Team Leader Choi (cameo)
• Hwang Byeng-gug as gas station owner (cameo)
• Bae Yoo-ram as 119 rescue worker (cameo)

Reception

The film currently holds a 100% "fresh" rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	37th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Actor	Ha Jung-woo	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Oh Dal-su	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Bae Doona	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Kim Sung-hoon So Jae-won	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kim Chang-joo	Nominated
		Technical Award	Kim Nam-sik (Visual Effects)	Nominated
		Popular Star Award	Bae Doona	Won
	53rd Grand Bell Awards	Best Actor	Ha Jung-woo	Nominated
		Best Actress	Bae Doona	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Oh Dal-su	Nominated
2017	53rd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Actor	Ha Jung-woo	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Bae Doona	Nominated
	22nd Chunsa Film Awards	Best Actor	Ha Jung-woo	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Bae Doona	Nominated
	26th Buil Film Awards			Nominated

External links

• The Tunnel at IMDb
• Tunnel (Teoneol) (2016) at Rotten Tomatoes

• "The Tunnel (2016)". english.donga.com
• https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_tunnel_2016/