Earth Tremors
Earth Tremors
1980, Korean. Directed by Seol Tae-ho.
Ju Yeong-nbok volunteers to work for the North Korean army as a Russian translator. As the political climate in the North deteriorates, his sister flees south. Yeong-bok is worried that her defection will prevent his being promoted in the ranks of the communist party. He breaks up with his girlfriend because she is catholic in order to prove his party loyalty, but Yeong-bok still finds himself blacklisted.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 19 October 1980
- Original title
- 땅울림
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Lee Eun-seong
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Earth Tremors runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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Earth Tremors isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 October 1980. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked Earth Tremors, try Thread of Lies, Battle of Jangsari, The Quiller Memorandum.
Who directed Earth Tremors?
Earth Tremors (1980) was directed by Seol Tae-ho.