Tunnel Page #2

Synopsis: 35 DAYS, A MAN'S DESPERATE STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE Jung-su, an ordinary car dealer, is his way home with a birthday cake for his daughter. As he drives into a tunnel, an unbelievable thing happens; the tunnel collapses on him. Minutes later, he realizes that he is completely caught in between the debris. Outside, this breaking news creates media frenzy and a thoughtless reporter even airs a live phone interview with Jung-su, using up his mobile phone batteries. An emergency response team is immediately organized to rescue him and tries to keep the media under control. As it becomes a national concern, the government promises full support for the rescue. While Jung-su struggles to survive, a series of ridiculous blunders delays the rescue operation and threatens his chances to make it out alive. Soon, he runs out of food, water, and phone batteries, making him totally incommunicado. Days pass without any success and people start to lose hope or interest in rescuing him. Having already passe
Director(s): Seong-hun Kim
  3 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
68
TV-14
Year:
2016
126 min
274 Views


will go dead!

If you keep this up, his phone

will go dead!

But they're broadcasting live.

It will end soon. Very soon.

This guy is really pissing me off.

Please go ahead.

=Yes, Lee Jeong Su.=

Hang that up right now!

What do you think you're doing?

What the hell are you all doing?

The victim's phone has now

been disconnected.

=We will sort out the situation

and report again.=

Who the hell are you? You just

screwed up a live broadcast!

Did you not see the story that

was just on the air?

Reporters, right now is your

story more important or is a

life more important?

What?

You can't answer a simple

question?

If because of you,

that person's phone battery

goes dead,

because of being isolated,

he will become anxious with

fast heartbeat and breathing

difficulty!

Because of inadequate oxygen,

his blood flow will slow down!

Due to long-term lack of energy

his heart will stop beating!

What then, Mr. Reporter?

Will you take responsibility?

That's for Lee Jeong Su...

This is a lifeline! A lifeline!

This is a lifeline! A lifeline!

If you call him again,

you will be in violation of article

18 of the media responsibility law.

Please. Don't call him.

Why is this van still parked here?

Get it out of here! Right now!

Hey! Why are you letting

cars come in here?

Can't you keep them out of here?

Can't you even restrict access

here?

Our car shouldn't even be here!

They didn't stop and just drove

right through.

Sang Hun.

Yes.

Charge this.

Okay.

Good job. It's true that

knowledge is power.

There was nothing they

could say.

What was that media law you

just mentioned?

Just something I threw out.

It's not real?

Those reporters didn't say

anything.

It looks like they weren't even

sure about it.

Kid, go check the rescue

regulations.

-=1. Definition of collapse.=-

There aren't any instructions

in here?

It's in English and still being

translated.

Translate this into English

and return it to them.

Captain, Lee Jeong Su called.

Hey, close them. Close them.

Hello, Lee Jeong Su. I'm the

rescue team captain, Kim Dae

Gyeong.

=Why do you never answer

the phone?=

What?

=What are you all doing?=

=Didn't you just say you

would rescue me quickly?=

=Is it different than that?=

Lee Jeong Su, calm down and

listen to me.

=How can you tell me to

calm down?=

Hurry and explain this to me.

What's going on out there now?

Just tell me the truth!

=Lee Jeong Su, if you're like

this, I can't talk to you.=

Hey, you son of a b*tch!

Then who can I talk to?

=Then give someone else the

phone! Let me talk to the

person in charge!=

Lee Jeong Su, I am the person

in charge. You need to listen.

Son of a b*tch, then hurry up.

=Lee Jeong Su, listen to what

I say.=

=First, Lee Jeong Su, you have

to calm down.=

I am... right now I'm calm.

Just hurry and tell me.

Then you need to do this. Lee

Jeong Su, take a deep breath.

Just follow me and take a deep

breath.

I'm already breathing so just

tell me.

=I'm sorry. I am the rescue

leader, Kim Dae Gyeong.=

Lee Jeong Su, how much charge

is left on your phone battery?

It's at 78%. Why? Why are you

asking that?

=Yes. Well, I'm going to tell

you the truth now.=

=First of all, this situation is

not very simple.=

=Of course, we will definitely

rescue you.=

But it's probably going to take

some time is what I'm saying.

The Minister wants to come.

Minister?

Lee Jeong Su, do you have any

water in the car?

Water or drinks,

or any food?

Hello? Hello? Lee Jeong Su?

Come on, come on.

Get it together.

Lee Jeong Su, do you have any

water? Water?

Please answer me. Lee Jeong Su?

I have 2 bottles of water and

a cake.

Okay. How many milliliters?

They're small, 500 mL and a

cream cake.

The cake won't last a long time.

You should probably eat that

quickly.

And the water, the water...

That's very important.

=I think you'll have to make it

last about 7 days.=

=Mark it. Be sure to drink as

much as possible.=

=And drink without it touching

your lips,=

=so the water won't become

polluted.=

Wait.

=You understand, right?=

So you mean, I'll have to be

here for a week?

You will be rescued before you

drink all that water.

Lee Jeong Su, you understand

what I explained to you about

the water, right?

Don't touch my mouth.

Divide it to last for one week.

Very good. You remembered

it correctly.

Lee Jeong Su, do you happen

to know your present position?

In other words, about how far

are you from the tunnel entrance?

=This is very important for

the rescue.=

Oh, yes. I was quite far into it.

There's a ventilation fan that

fell on top of me.

What? Ventilation fan?

There's a fan on top of the car?

Hey. Hurry and get the plans.

Okay. A ventilation fan on the

car is very important information.

Go over there.

Okay. We're looking at the

diagrams, so hold on a moment.

We have the plans now.

You just tore them.

=Look, there's no problem.=

Could you see the exit when

you entered the tunnel?

=No. I couldn't see it.=

Okay.

=There isn't anything else?=

I went around the bend. After

that, I drove inside.

I can't remember.

Okay. Fine. Lee Jeong Su.

From now on at 12:00,

we'll contact you.

But for today,

turn your phone off immediately.

Who did you say you are again?

=Yes. Kim Dae Gyeong, rescue

team leader.=

Please tell me the truth.

Can you save me?

We have saved many people

in this country.

You'll be out of there very soon.

You and I will meet on that day.

Hey. Put it there. Geez.

Five ventilation fans and Lee

Jeong Su is under one of them.

Five ventilation fans and Lee

Jeong Su is under one of them.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Honey. Honey.

=Honey, are you okay?

Are you injured?=

I'm okay.

I'm really okay. I'll get out.

They told me it will be about

one week from now.

Don't worry. Don't cry.

I'll get out of here very soon.

You should save your battery.

Just talk to me for a minute.

Su Jin. Does Su Jin know?

I told her you were busy at

work and couldn't come home.

Do you want to talk to her?

Yes. Put her on.

Su Jin. Daddy bought your cake

and was bringing it home.

Su Jin. Daddy bought your cake

and was bringing it home.

But something happened and I

can't come. I'm sorry.

Daddy, I'm going to grandma's

house. Can you come there?

I want to get my cake and my

the gift. My puppy.

Right. Daddy will buy the

puppy and then come.

=Really? Mom! Daddy said he'll

come after he buys the puppy!=

=I'm taking Su Jin to my mom's

house and then I'll come there.=

No, no, no. Just stay there.

=I'm coming.=

Okay.

The tunnel length is 1.9 km.

Lee Jeong Su's position

is in one of the 5 areas marked

here.

The lowest place is more than

100 meters deep and there are

many rocks.

So going from the south

entrance seems the most

effective method.

After we confirm the situation

tomorrow, we will decide

whether we begin there.

The implementation of rescue

efforts should be discussed with

experts.

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