'' Sea Fog '' ( ; '' Haemoo '' ) is a 2014 South Korean film directed by Shim Sung-bo . The film is adapted from the 2007 stage play '' Haemoo '' , which in turn was based on the true story of 25 Korean-Chinese illegal immigrants who suffocated to death in the storage tank of the fishing vessel '' Taechangho '' ; their bodies were dumped by the ship 's crew into the sea southwest of Yeosu on October 7 , 2001 . It was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards and the 72nd Golden Globe Awards , but was not nominated
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
Sea Fog