Height of the Wave

{{short description|2019 South Korean film by Park Jung-bum}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox film

|name = Height of the Wave

|image = Height of the Wave poster.jpg

|caption = Promotional poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean|child=yes

| hangul = 파고

| hanja =

| rr = Pago

| mr = P'ago}}

|director = Park Jung-bum

|producer = Oh Ji-yoon

|writer = Kim Min-kyung

|starring = Lee Seung-yeon

|music = Yang Jung-won

|cinematography = Park Jong-chul

|editing = Cho Hyun-joo

|distributor =

|studio =

|released = {{film date|2019|05|3|JIFF, South Korea}}

|runtime = 110 minutes

|country = South Korea

|language = Korean

|gross =

}}

Height of the Wave ({{Korean|hangul=파고}}) is a 2019 South Korean drama film directed by Park Jung-bum. It was first aired as part of tvN's 2019 Drama Stage television series. Unlike the television drama, the newly edited film features the guilt and greed between the characters.{{cite web|title=Korean Drama "Drama Stage - Waves of Change"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Drama_Stage_-_Waves_of_Change.php|website=Hancinema|accessdate=23 July 2019|date=2 February 2019}} It premiered at the 20th Jeonju International Film Festival on 3 May 2019.{{cite web|title=Height of the Wave (2019)|url=http://eng.jeonjufest.kr/db/movieView.asp?idx=4005|website=JIFF|accessdate=23 July 2019}} It made its international premiere and won the Special Jury Prize in the International Competition section of the 72nd Locarno Film Festival in August 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/locarno-film-festival-unveils-2019-line-up/5141273.article |first=Melanie|last=Goodfellow|title=Locarno Film Festival unveils 2019 line-up |website=Screen International |access-date=23 July 2019|date=17 July 2019}}