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User Rating:
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Director:
Chan-wook Park
Writers:
Seong-san Jeong (writer)
Hyeon-seok Kim (writer)
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Release Date:
9 September 2000 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | War more
Plot:
In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly by one South Korean soldier... more | add synopsis
Awards:
9 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Best Korean movie ever more (64 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Yeong-ae Lee ... Maj. Sophie E. Jean

Byung-hun Lee ... Sgt. Lee Soo-hyeok
Kang-ho Song ... Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Tae-woo Kim ... Nam Sung-shik
Ha-kyun Shin ... Jeong Woo-jin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ju-bong Gi

Christoph Hofrichter ... Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta
Myoeng-su Kim
Tae-hyeon Kim
Herbert Ulrich ... Swedish soldier
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (USA)
JSA: Joint Security Area (UK)
Joint Security Area (International: English title)
Área común de seguridad (Argentina) [es]
Area de seguridad compartida (Colombia) [es]
JSA (Finland) [fi]
JSA: Zona de riesgo (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]
Joint Security Area (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
South Korea
Language:
English | Korean
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

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Trivia:
Since filming at the real JSA is impossible, an exact replica was built at the studio, which still stands. more
Quotes:
Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: Your shadow is over the line. Watch it! more
Movie Connections:
References Vargtimmen (1968) more

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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Best Korean movie ever, 20 October 2001
10/10
Author: Iljun from Seoul, Korea

Although a native Korean, I've always been skeptical of Korean movies. They tend to overplay emotions and lack realism. Well, this movie changed my whole outlook - it is a grippingly realistic movie that rips through the storyline. I was spellbound. Set in the highly charged Korean demilitarized zone, it is the tale of a shootout gone wrong, but the movie is much more than just a whodunit. It illustrates quite subtly the delicate North-South emotions that transcends ideologies of the 2 regimes; it really is about characters and their situations, rather than actions. The film also features some beautiful cinematography - the scenes I remember are the tall grass (the minefield incident) and the muted cigarette exchange on top of a snow-covered hill. The latter, particularly, is extremely poignant in its silence. Why are they smoking together? And why do they not speak? The answers to these questions, I guess, are the subjects and emotions that the movie tries to convey. The only flaw I can offer is the clear mis-casting of Lee Young-Ae as the neutral major, but her role in the movie is not central enough (although she does take up quite an amount of air time) to drag down the whole movie. IMHO, I would have used a Korean-European new face in the role. I am sure that it appeals to Koreans more than foreigners, although i'm also sure you can enjoy it without prior knowledge. I recommend this very highly. It's a pity that it's still not out on DVD even after 1 year following its release, and I hope it is released soon so that movie lovers everywhere can appreciate it.

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