Ashfall

Ashfall 백두산 Paektusan Theatrical release poster Country South Korea Directed by Kim Byung-seo Lee Hae-jun Release Date 2019 Language Korean English Chinese Studio CJ E&M Dexter Studios Perfect Storm Film Distributor CJ Entertainment (South Korea) CJ Entertainment America, Capelight Pictures (USA) Main Cast Character Actor Lee Joon-pyeong Lee Byung-hun Captain Jo In-chang Ha Jung-woo Professor Kang Bong-rae Ma Dong-seok Jeon Yoo-kyung Jeon Hye-jin Choi Ji-young Bae Suzy

Ashfall (Korean title: 백두산, Paektusan, lit. "Paektu Mountain") is a 2019 South Korean action-disaster film. The film takes place after Mount Paektu, an active volcano on the Chinese-North Korean border suddenly erupts, causing widespread catastrophe across the Korean Peninsula. The film follows a team of Koreans as they race against time to launch a nuclear missile into Mount Paektu's side to depressurize the volcano before it erupts again and destroys the entire Korean Peninsula.

WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!

The following weapons were used in the film Ashfall:

Pistols

Glock 17

Jeon Yoo-kyung's bodyguard is seen using a Glock 17.

Glock 17 (3rd Generation) - 9x19mm

Jeon Yoo-kyung's bodyguard aiming a Glock.

Makarov PM

Chen (Hyeong-gook Im) uses a Makarov PM throughout the film.

Makarov PM - 9x18mm Makarov

Chen (Hyeong-gook Im) aiming his Makarov.

Ditto.

Chen firing the Makarov at a SEAL team.

Chen aiming the pistol at Lee Joon-pyeong.

Chen aiming the pistol.

Chen aiming the pistol at Jo In-chang.

Smith & Wesson M&P

Multiple characters throughout the film use the Smith & Wesson M&P.

Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 - 9x19mm

Lee Joon-pyeong (Lee Byung-hun) fires a rubber bullet-loaded M&P at Jo In-chang.

Joon-pyeong shoots a North Korean soldier.

Jo In-chang (Ha Jung-woo) aims his M&P at Joon-pyeong.

Ditto.

Sergeant Min (Ok Ja-yeon) aims her M&P at Joon-pyeong.

Joon-pyeong and In-chang aim their pistols at each other.

Stechkin APS

Lee Joon-pyeong (Lee Byung-hun) briefly uses a Stechkin APS.

Stechkin APS - 9x18mm Makarov

Lee Joon-pyeong (Lee Byung-hun) grabs a hidden Stechkin.

Joon-pyeong aims the pistol at his dying wife. A close-up of the pistol's barrel is seen in this shot.

Ditto.

Ditto again.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Staff Sergeant Kim (Kim Min-sik) is seen with a customized Heckler & Koch MP5A3 throughout the film.

Heckler & Koch MP5-N with Navy trigger group, threaded muzzle, railed handguard, RIS foregrip, and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope - 9x19mm

Staff Sgt. Kim (Kim Min-sik) holding his MP5.

Kim aiming his MP5.

Assault Rifles

AKM

North Korean soldiers throughout the film are seen using AKM assault rifles.

AKM - 7.62x39mm

North Korean soldiers with the AKMs as they are gunned down by the EOD operatives and their riot shotguns.

Multiple North Korean soldiers aiming their rifles.

Multiple North Korean soldiers aiming their rifles at Lee Joon-pyeong.

A North Korean soldier holding his rifle as he checks Jo In-chang's body (only for him to get a rubber bullet to the chest).

Colt M4A1

Multiple characters throughout the film use customized Colt M4A1s.

Colt M4A1 with 4 position collapsible stock, RIS foregrip, folding rear sight, and ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm NATO

Jo In-chang (Ha Jung-woo) and the rest of his EOD Task Force holding customized M4A1s.

In-chang with his M4A1.

In-chang and his squad aim their rifles at Lee Joon-pyeong.

Sergeant Min (Ok Ja-yeon) firing her M4 at a group of North Korean soldiers.

In-chang firing his rifle.

A close-up of In-chang firing his rifle.

Lee Joon-pyeong (Lee Byung-hun) firing an M4.

The SEAL team commander (Jai Day) aims his M4 at Chen's men.

A Navy SEAL aims his M4 at Chen's men.

A Navy SEAL with an M4.

QBZ-97

Chen's men use QBZ-97s throughout the film.

QBZ-97A - 5.56x45mm NATO

Chen's men holding QBZ-97s.

Chen's men firing their rifles at a SEAL team.

Chen's men aiming their rifles at In-chang.

Chen's men aiming their rifles.

Battle Rifles

Heckler & Koch G3SG/1

Park Tae-sik (Lee Sang-won) uses a suppressed Heckler & Koch G3SG/1. The rifle is later taken by Sergeant Min (Ok Ja-yeon).

Heckler & Koch G3SG/1 - 7.62x51mm NATO

Park Tae-sik (Lee Sang-won) holds a suppressed G3SG/1.

Tae-sik accidentally discharges the rifle inside the armored carrier.

The rifle on Tae-sik's back.

Tae-sik holding the rifle.

Tae-sik aiming the rifle.

Sergeant Min (Ok Ja-yeon) aims Tae-sik's rifle at a truck loaded with fuel.

Sniper Rifles

Knight's Armament SR-25

A US Navy SEAL sniper is briefly seen with a Knight's Armament SR-25.

Knight's Armament SR-25 with suppressor and Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

The Navy SEAL sniper aiming the rifle.

Shotguns

Kel-Tec KSG

Multiple South Korean Explosive Ordnance Disposal operatives, including Captain Jo In-chang (Ha Jung-woo) use customized Kel-Tec KSGs equipped with foregrips and laser sights.

Kel-Tec KSG Gen 1 with Magpul RVG foregrip - 12 gauge

Captain Jo In-chang (Ha Jung-woo) holds his KSG during the raid on the North Korean ICBM facility.

An EOD operative aiming his KSG.

An EOD operative fires a non-lethal rubber bullet at a North Korean soldier with his KSG.

In-chang holding the shotgun.

Machine Guns

M249

An American soldier is briefly seen firing a mounted M249 machine gun.

M249 with 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm

The soldier firing the machine gun.

Launchers

M203 grenade launcher

Lee Joon-pyeong (Lee Byung-hun) briefly uses an M203 grenade launcher attached to a Colt M4A1.

M4A1 with 9" barreled KAC-manufactured M203 (non-A1) grenade launcher - 5.56x45mm NATO / 40x46mm

Lee Joon-pyeong (Lee Byung-hun) holding an M203-equipped M4A1.

Joon-pyeong firing the grenade launcher.

Ditto.

Grenades

M67 hand grenade

Park Tae-sik (Lee Sang-won) uses an M67 hand grenade in the film. Another grenade is seen with a South Korean special forces operative.

M67 fragmentation grenade

Park Tae-sik (Lee Sang-won) with another operative in an armored carrier. M67 grenades can be seen attached to their rigs.

Tae-sik takes the grenade.

Tae-sik throwing the grenade.