Emergency Declaration (film)

At Incheon International Airport, a man named Jin-seok suspiciously questions a staff member about the most popular flights, and after being denied an answer, insults the staff and heads to the bathroom. There, he surgically inserts a cylindrical object into his armpit. Meanwhile, Jae-hyuk and his daughter Soo-min are also at the airport. Jin-seok later approaches them with inappropriate questions, prompting Jae-hyuk to protect his daughter and walk away. Unbeknownst to them, Jin-seok has smuggled a virus onboard their flight by hiding it inside an asthma inhaler.

Detective In-ho, investigating a viral terror threat video, traces the video back to Jin-seok and searches his home, where he finds evidence of animal testing and a decomposing corpse. Meanwhile, Jin-seok releases the virus in the airplane bathroom. A different passenger enters the contaminated restroom and later collapses from severe hemorrhaging. Jae-hyuk sees a terror threat video mid-flight and identifies Jin-seok as the perpetrator. Suspicion rises when Soo-min reveals that Jin-seok threatened to kill everyone on the plane.

Panic spreads as passengers begin showing symptoms. Jin-seok is confronted and restrained after releasing more of the virus. In the cockpit, co-pilot Hyun-soo and flight attendant Hee-jin notify the captain, but the captain collapses from infection, causing the plane to dive uncontrollably. Jae-hyuk, a former pilot who left the profession due to trauma from a past emergency landing, steps in and helps stabilize the aircraft alongside Hyun-soo. On the ground, In-ho pursues Jin-seok's accomplice and uncovers the virus' origin: a mutated hemorrhagic virus from the Middle East, tied to Jin-seok's dismissal by a pharmaceutical company.

As more passengers show symptoms, the U.S. and Japan deny the plane's landing request. In South Korea, public panic grows, with protests and online comments urging the government not to allow the infected flight to land. The passengers onboard, realizing the severity of the outbreak, begin accepting their fate. Soo-min and others volunteer not to disembark, fearing they may cause harm to people on the ground. Jae-hyuk announces that the plane will not attempt to land.

At the last moment, an experimental antiviral drug given to In-ho shows promising results, and the vaccine's effectiveness is confirmed. The flight is granted emergency clearance to land but is low on fuel. Jae-hyuk diverts the plane to a military airstrip and narrowly avoids crashing. In the aftermath, the Minister of Land resigns, Jin-seok's sociopathy is confirmed, and the surviving passengers reunite at a celebration.

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• Song Kang-ho as Gu In-ho{{Cite web|last=Frater|first=Patrick|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/parasite-song-kang-ho-cast-emergency-declaration-berlin-film-festival-1203508969/|title='Parasite' Star Song Kang-ho to Lead Stellar Cast of 'Emergency Declaration'|date= February 20, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=Variety}}
• Lee Byung-hun as Park Jae-hyuk{{Cite news |author=Kim Mi-hwa |date=February 14, 2021 |script-title=ko:'비상선언'→'원더랜드'..캐스팅만으로도 벌써 대박 |language=ko |trans-title='Emergency Declaration' →'Wonderland'.. Casting alone is already a hit |work=Star News |publisher=Naver |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002932212 |access-date=March 7, 2021}}
• Jeon Do-yeon as Kim Sook-hee
• Kim Nam-gil as Choi Hyun-soo
• Im Si-wan as Ryu Jin-seok
• Kim So-jin as Kim Hee-jin
• Park Hae-joon as Park Tae-su{{Cite web|url=https://movie.daum.net/moviedb/main?movieId=134717|title=비상선언(2020)|trans-title=Emergency Declaration|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=Daum|language=ko}}
• Woo Mi-hwa as Hye-yoon{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003077965|author=Kim Na-yeon|script-title=ko:우미화부터 설인아까지..'비상선언' 꽉 채운 신스틸러 5인방|trans-title=From Woo Mi-hwa to Seol In-ah... The 5 scene stealers filled with 'Emergency Declaration|publisher=MT StarNews|via=Naver|date=August 10, 2022|access-date=August 10, 2022|language=ko}}
• Hyun Bong-sik as Park Yoon-chul
• Moon Sook as Doctor Han
• Seol In-ah as Tae-eun{{Cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=437&aid=0000271670|author= Kim Jin-seok|script-title=ko:[단독] 설인아, 칸 초청작 '비상선언'으로 스크린 첫 데뷔|trans-title= [exclusive] Seol In-ah, debut on screen with 'Emergency Declaration' invited by Cannes |work=JTBC |publisher=Naver |date= July 21, 2021 |access-date= July 21, 2021 |language=ko}}
• Kwon Han-sol as Min-jung
• Kim Bo-min as Soo-min
• Kim Gook-hee as Mi-ryang{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=109&aid=0004665068|author=Kim Bo-ra|script-title=ko:김국희, 기내서 위기 상황 맞는다('비상선언')|trans-title=Kim Kook-hee, in a crisis situation on the plane ('Emergency Declaration')|publisher=OSEN |via=Naver|date=July 26, 2022|access-date=July 26, 2022|language=ko}}
• Lee Yul-eum as Park Shi-young{{cite web|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202207260004410710|title=설인아-이열음, '승무원으로 열연' ('비상선언' VIP 시사회)|work=Newsen |date=August 23, 2022}}
• Jang Seo-yeon as Flight attendant{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003072600|author=Han Hae-sun|script-title=ko:'닥터로이어' 장서연 "영국서 학창시절→아이돌 연습생→배우 꿈 이뤘죠"[인터뷰②]|trans-title=Doctor Royer' Jang Seo-yeon "School days in England → idol trainee → actor dream came true" [Interview ②] |publisher=MT Star News|via=Naver|date=July 21, 2022|access-date=July 21, 2022|language=ko}}
• Jeon Su-ji as Assistant Secretary Oh
• Lee Soo-mi as Hye-yoon's friend{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_Emergency_Declaration-cast.html|title=Emergency Declaration - Cast (Korean Movie, 2022, 비상선언)|website=HanCinema|date=June 1, 2023}}
• Shin Soo-yeon as High School student{{cite web|url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/music/article/2022082440864|script-title=ko:'비상선언' 신수연, 짧지만 강한 인상 남겨… 데뷔 14년차 내공 빛나|website=Ten Asia|date=September 20, 2022}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/201908296254k|script-title=ko:이병헌x송강호, 한재림 신작 '비상선언' 출연...항공기 재난 영화|trans-title=Lee Byung-hun x Song Kang-ho, Han Jae-rim's new film'Emergency Declaration' appeared...Aircraft disaster movie|access-date=March 7, 2021|date=August 29, 2019|website=The Korea Economic Daily|language=ko|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604164408/https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/201908296254k|url-status=dead}} On 30 March 2020, it was reported that the film has been put on hold due to the outbreak of COVID-19.{{Cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/m/svc/article.html?contid=2020033102248|title=Actor Song Kang-ho's New Project Put on Hold Due to Coronavirus|access-date=March 7, 2021|date=March 31, 2020|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20200512/101001307/1|script-title=ko:'비상선언' 송강호·이병헌·전도연에 박해준까지…역대급 드림 캐스팅|trans-title='Emergency Declaration' Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Jeon, and Park...|access-date=March 7, 2021|date=May 12, 2020|website=Donga A|language=ko}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/119/0002620037 |script-title=ko:'비상선언', 실제 항공기 공수해 비행기 세트 제작…리얼리티의 힘 |trans-title='Emergency Declaration', airlifted real aircraft to produce airplane sets... the power of reality |author=Ryu Ji-yoon |work=Dailyan |publisher=Naver|date=July 12, 2022|access-date=July 12, 2022|language=ko}}{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/416/0000285287 |title=美서 폐비행기 공수→360도 회전…'비상선언' 속 재난 현실화 |trans-title=Airlift of abandoned planes in the US → 360 degree rotation... Disaster realization in 'emergency declaration' |author=Kim Ji-hye |work=SBS Entertainment News |publisher=Naver|date=July 12, 2022|access-date=July 12, 2022|language=ko}}

On 31 August 2020, the distributors of the film Showbox announced that filming had stopped due to the resurgence of COVID-19.{{Cite news|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200831097700005|script-title=ko:한재림 감독 신작 영화 '비상선언' 촬영 중단|trans-title=Han Jae-rim's new film'The Declaration of Emergency' stopped|author=Han Mi-hee |access-date=March 7, 2021|date=August 31, 2020|publisher=Yonhap News Agency | language=ko}} 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."{{Cite news|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsVIew/1ZA9HUGZXI|script-title=ko:'비상선언' 이병헌 "어려운 상황 속 무탈하게 끝낸 것에 감사"|trans-title='Emergency Declaration' Lee Byung-Hun "Thank you for ending successfully in a difficult situation"|author=Hye-ri Lee |access-date=March 7, 2021|date=November 3, 2020|publisher=The Seoul Economic Daily | language=ko}} 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".

{{Cite web|url=http://m.cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=97024|title='비상선언' 한재림 감독 - 재난 상황 속 인간의 진심을 보여준다|trans-title=Emergency Declaration' Director Jae-rim Han-Shows the sincerity of human beings in a disaster situation|author=Lim Soo-yeon |access-date=March 7, 2021|date=January 19, 2021|website=Cine21 | language=ko}}

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{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/2021-cannes-film-festival-lineup-1234641655/ |title=Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or |work=IndieWire |first= Zack |last= Sharf |date=3 June 2021|access-date=3 June 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://m.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/programmation/ |title=The films of the Official Selection 2021 |website=Festival de Cannes |date=3 June 2021 |access-date=3 July 2021 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323100933/http://m.festival-cannes.com/en/festival/programmation/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002960698 |script-title=ko:'비상선언', 제74회 칸 영화제 비경쟁부문 초청 "완벽한 영화"[공식] |trans-title= 'Declaration of Emergency', Invited to Non-Competition Section at the 74th Cannes Film Festival "Perfect Movie" [Official] |author= Yoon-ji Ahn |work=Star News |publisher=Naver|date= June 3, 2021 |access-date= June 3, 2021 |language=ko}} and had its world premiere on July 16.{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/109/0004442844 |script-title=ko:'비상선언' 송강호·이병헌·임시완, 칸 영화제 첫 공개→외신도 관심 폭발 |trans-title= 'Emergency Declaration' Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Im Si-wan, premiered at Cannes Film Festival → Foreign media interest exploded |author= Ha Su-jeong |work=OSEN |publisher=Naver|date= June 16, 2021 |access-date= June 16, 2021 |language=ko}} It was slated to release theatrically in January 2022,{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/408/0000138930 |script-title=ko:'비상선언' 드디어 개봉일 확정, 2022년 1월! |trans-title='Declaration of Emergency' finally confirmed the release date, January 2022!|author= Kim Kyung-hee|work= MBC Entertainment |publisher=Naver |date= November 18, 2021 |access-date= November 18, 2021 |language=ko}} but due to a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic its release was delayed.{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/112/0003509895 |script-title=ko:'비상선언', 코로나19 확산으로 1월 개봉 연기 "현 상황 어려움 고려"[공식] |trans-title= 'Emergency Declaration' postponed January release due to the spread of Corona 19 "Considering the current situation" [Official] |author=Cheon Yun-hye |work=Herald Pop|publisher=Naver|date= December 15, 2021|access-date= December 15, 2021 |language=ko}} It was finally released theatrically in South Korea on August 3, 2022{{Cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/079/0003660337|script-title=ko:사상 초유의 항공 재난 '비상선언' 8월 3일 개봉|trans-title=Unprecedented Aviation Disaster 'Declaration of Emergency' opens on August 3rd|author=Choi Young-joo |publisher=Naver|work=CBS No Cut News|date=July 4, 2022|access-date=July 4, 2022|language=ko}} and in the United States on August 12, 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2022/trailer-for-korean-thriller-emergency-declaration-set-on-plane/ |title=US Trailer for Korean Thriller 'Emergency Declaration' Set on a Plane |last=Billington |first=Alex |publisher=Firstshowing.net |date=July 7, 2022 |access-date=July 7, 2022}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/312/0000563683|script-title=ko:이병헌·송강호의 '비상선언', 외신도 극찬…제 55회 시체스 영화제 경쟁부문 공식 초청 |trans-title=Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho's 'Emergency Declaration', praised by foreign media... 55th Sitges Film Festival Official Invitation to Competition |author=Ryu Ye-ji |work=Ten Asia |publisher=Naver|date=August 12, 2022|access-date=August 12, 2022|language=ko}}

The film will be released on Coupang Play on September 7, 2022.{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/117/0003641353 |script-title=ko:쿠팡플레이 '비상선언', 9월 7일 독점 공개 |trans-title=Coupang Play's 'Emergency Declaration', exclusively released on September 7th |author=Kwak Myeong-dong |work=MyDaily |publisher=Naver|date=September 1, 2022|access-date=September 1, 2022|language=ko}}

The film was released on August 3 on 1776 screens.{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20196410 |title=KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Box office: Emergency Declaration (2021) |access-date=August 4, 2022|work=KOFIC}} It opened at number 1 at the Korean box office with 336,751 viewers.{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/018/0005283570|script-title=ko:'비상선언', 첫날 33만명 동원하며 박스오피스 1위 등극|trans-title='Emergency Declaration' topped the box office with 330,000 mobilizations on the first day |author=Park Mi-ae|work=E-Daily |publisher=Naver|date=August 4, 2022|access-date=August 4, 2022|language=ko}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/mobile/main/findRealTicketList.do |script-title=ko:실시간 예매율 |trans-title=Real-time reservation rate (box office)|work=Korean Film Council |publisher=KOBIS |date=August 3, 2022 |access-date=August 4, 2022 |language=ko}} It logged one million viewers on the fourth day of its release after topping the box office for two days.{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/001/0013358110|script-title=ko:'비상선언' 개봉 4일째 관객수 100만 돌파 |trans-title='Emergency Declaration' surpasses 1 million viewers on the 4th day of release |author=Kim Gye-yeon |work=Yonhap News Agency |publisher=Naver |date=August 6, 2022|access-date=August 6, 2022|language=ko}} It took 18 days for the film to surpass 2 million viewers.{{Cite news|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/311/0001490862|script-title=ko:'비상선언' 200만 관객 돌파…"관람선언 해준 관객 여러분 감사"|trans-title='Emergency Declaration' surpasses 2 million viewers... "Thanks to the audience who declared a spectacle" |author=Kim Hyeon-jeong |work= Export News |publisher=Naver|date=August 20, 2022|access-date=August 20, 2022|language=ko}}

{{As of|2022|9|26|df=US|}}, 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/boxOffice_Yearly.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_YEAR&selectDt=2022&category=ALL&country=K|title=KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2022|access-date= September 26, 2022|work=KOFIC}} With a production cost of about {{KRW|30 million}}, the film required about 5.2 million (South Korean) admissions to cross the break-even point.{{cite web |script-title=ko:'비상선언' 제작사 쇼박스, 역바이럴 조사 의뢰|url=http://www.sportsq.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=443925|website=SportsQ| date=September 22, 2022 |accessdate=June 4, 2023}} At the end of August, the film was sold for {{KRW|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.{{cite web |script-title=ko:송강호 드라마 변심과 '육사오' 흥행 어퍼컷의 시사점[무비와치]|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202209050050451610|website=Newsen| date=September 5, 2022 |accessdate=June 4, 2023}}

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 64% approval rating, based on 33 reviews with an average rating of 5.5/10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/emergency_declaration|title=Emergency Declaration 2021, Action/Drama|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=21 August 2022}}

Im Soo-yeon of Cine21, stated that the film "resembles director Bong Joon-ho's The Host 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."{{cite web|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/140/0000048062|author=Im Soo-yeon|title=[리뷰] 더 좋은 영화가 될 수 있는 더 나은 선택을 상상하게 한다 '비상선언'|trans-title=[Review] 'Emergency Declaration' that makes you imagine a better choice that can be a better movie|publisher=Naver|work=Cine21 |date=August 3, 2022|access-date=August 4, 2022|language=ko}} 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."{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/emergency-declaration-cannes-review/5161655.article |title='Emergency Declaration': Cannes Review|website=ScreenDaily|first=Lee|last=Marshall|date=17 July 2021|access-date=August 4, 2022}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/emergency-declaration-review-bi-sang-seon-eon-1235332850/ |title='Emergency Declaration' Review: Airborne Disaster Movie Crams All Your COVID Fears Into a Wild, 2 1/2-Hour Thrill Ride |author=Peter Debruge|work=Variety|date=4 August 2022 |access-date=10 August 2022}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://thefilmstage.com/review-emergency-declaration-song-kang-ho/ |title=Emergency Declaration Review: Song Kang-ho Leads a Suspenseful Aviation Thriller |author=Jared Mobarak|work=The Film Stage |date=9 August 2022 |access-date=10 August 2022}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2022/08/13/jae-rim-hans-emergency-declaration-sticks-the-landing/ |title= Jae-rim Han's 'Emergency Declaration' Sticks The Landing |author= Laura Sirikul |work= The Nerds of Color |date=13 August 2022 |access-date=14 August 2022}}

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."{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/emergency-declaration-review-lee-byung-hun-song-kang-ho/ |title= 'Emergency Declaration' Goes From Gripping to Exhausting with a Bloated Runtime {{!}} Review |author= Therese Lacson |work= Collider |date=12 August 2022 |access-date=14 August 2022}}

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