Who directed the 2016 South Korean disaster film titled Pandora?

Park Jung-woo directed the 2016 South Korean disaster film Pandora.

Pandora is a South Korean disaster drama centered on a nuclear power-plant accident and its consequences for workers, families, emergency responders, and the wider public. Park Jung-woo wrote and directed the film, which uses the title as a metaphor for catastrophic dangers released from a seemingly controlled system.

The movie is not an adaptation of the ancient Greek Pandora narrative or of the 1929 German film. Its title instead evokes the broader modern expression “Pandora’s box,” especially the idea that opening or mishandling a dangerous source can unleash consequences that are difficult to contain.

The film was released in South Korea in 2016 and became notable for combining disaster spectacle with criticism of institutional failures and public risk management. Its subject also places it within a broader tradition of films using nuclear accidents to explore responsibility, preparedness, and the human costs of technological disaster.