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User Rating:
7.8/10   1,528 votes
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Director:
Kwang-Hyun Park
Writers:
Jin Jang (play)
Joong Kim (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
4 August 2005 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | War more
Plot:
Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war. | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Enemy? What enemy? more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Jae-yeong Jeong ... Chief Comrade Lee Su-Hwa
Ha-kyun Shin ... 2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-Chul
Hye-jeong Kang ... Yeo-il
Ha-ryong Lim ... Jang Young-hee (North)
Jae-kyeong Seo ... Army Medic Mun Sang-sang (South)
Deok-Hwan Ryu ... Seo Taek-ki (North)

Steve Taschler ... Smith
Jae-Jin Jung
Young-yi Lee
Nam-Hee Park
Deok-hyeon Jo (as Duk-hyun Cho)
Seung-Mok Yoo
Won-cheol Shim
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David Joseph Anselmo ... Special Forces Commander
Michael Frederick Arnold ... Attack Pilot Last Scene
Michael Arnold ... Attack Pilot Last Scene
Steve M. Choe
Jon Emm ... Colonel

Leif Gantvoort ... Major
Edwards Garrett
Clinton Morgan
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Additional Details

Runtime:
133 min
Country:
South Korea
Language:
Korean | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
South Korea:12 | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Korea more
Company:
Film It Suda more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Was selected in September 2005 to represent South Korea in the Best Foreign Film category at the 2006 Oscars. Although it was reportedly very well-received at the Academy screenings, it did not get nominated. more

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16 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
Enemy? What enemy?, 8 April 2006
10/10
Author: cflpeace from United States

The tragedy of this film is that it's not playing in every theatre in the U.S. so it can be seen by the people who most need to see it. Thank you, Korean American friend of a friend who shared it with us.

See this film if you or someone care about is thinking about signing up to go into the military. See it if have been, or if you've ever known anyone who was, in a war. See it if you have ever seen a peace march - live or on television - and asked,"What's it all about?" See it if you love life.

Don't worry; it's not propaganda or any kind. It just takes us to the scene of the action, sets us down, then lets us get to know some very real people and watch what happens.

Carolfrances

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