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EXIT
A breathless disaster-comedy of kinetic urgency, where soaring desperation transforms concrete canyons into sheer cliffs and ordinary underdogs find their wings amid rising asphyxiation.
EXIT
EXIT

엑시트

"There's no way out."

31 July 2019 South Korea 103 min 7.6 (314)

Director: Lee Sang-geun

Cast: Cho Jung-seok, Yoona, Goh Doo-shim, Park In-hwan, Kim Ji-young

Action Comedy Youth Unemployment and Societal Stigma The Re-evaluation of "Useless" Skills and Adaptation Altruism vs. Self-Preservation The Power of Solidarity and Modern Connectivity
Budget: $10,892,000
Box Office: $69,501,772

EXIT — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

따따따 따-따-따 따따따!
— Yong-nam, Eui-ju, and the trapped family

Context

Banging tambourines, cell phone flashlights, and banquet hall microphones against the glass in the exact rhythm of Morse code S.O.S. (··· ——— ···).

Meaning

It became the defining cultural catchphrase of the film, capturing collective human resilience and ingenuity under pressure.

우리 둘만 남았잖아... 나도 살고 싶단 말이야!
— Eui-ju

Context

Sobbing alongside Yong-nam after they willfully surrender their spots on the rescue helicopter to let others escape.

Meaning

It cuts through traditional melodrama by acknowledging how terrifying and genuinely painful self-sacrifice feels.

사람 살려 주세요!
— Yong-nam and Eui-ju

Context

Shouted at the top of their lungs from the roof edges into the empty night sky.

Meaning

A primal plea that bridges personal survival and the youth generation's outcry for help.

이거 무거워서 못 가져가겠어. 나중에 돌려줘.
— Eui-ju

Context

Delivered in the closing reunion scene as Eui-ju hands Yong-nam her climbing carabiner.

Meaning

It subverts romantic clichés by using climbing equipment to establish an unspoken agreement to go on another date.

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