Ashfall (Korean: 백두산; RR: Baekdusan), also known as: Mount Paektu, is a 2019 South Korean disaster film directed by Lee Hae-jun and Kim Byung-seo, starring Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Ma Dong-seok, Jeon Hye-jin and Bae Suzy. The film was released in December 2019 in South Korea.
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Plot
Paektu Mountain, an active volcano straddling the China–North Korea border, suddenly erupts, causing severe earthquakes in both North and South Korea. Pandemonium ensues on the Korean peninsula, with more eruptions predicted in the area. To prevent another disaster, Jeon Yoo-kyung plans an operation based on a theory by Professor Kang Bong-rae, who had studied Mount Baekdu and its possible future eruptions. The plan is to detonate a nuclear bomb near the mine located near Mount Paektu to release the built-up pressure to stop further eruption.
