Pandora is the 2016 South Korean disaster film released internationally under that title.
Directed by Park Jung-woo, Pandora is a South Korean film about a nuclear accident and its consequences for workers, families, emergency responders, and government officials. The title invokes the familiar image of a container whose opening unleashes catastrophic consequences, connecting the film thematically to Pandora’s box.
The movie was released in South Korea in December 2016. Its story focuses on a nuclear power plant disaster rather than on characters or events from Greek mythology. That distinction is important because the same title is also used for films, songs, games, and other works inspired by the ancient expression.
The film’s Korean title is 판도라, transliterated as Pandora. Park Jung-woo both directed and wrote the screenplay. It is sometimes confused with South Korean disaster films such as The Tower or Tunnel, but those films have different plots and titles.