Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA (2000)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Chan-wook Park

Writers:

Seong-san Jeong (writer)
Hyeon-seok Kim (writer)

Release Date:

9 September 2000 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | War

Plot:

In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly by one South Korean soldier...

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Dmz | Friendship | South Korea | International Tensions

Awards:

9 wins & 2 nominations

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

Also Known As:

J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (USA)
JSA: Joint Security Area (UK)
Joint Security Area (International: English title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

English | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | South Korea:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Asan, Choongchungnamdo, South Korea

Company:

CJ Entertainment

Trivia:

Since filming at the real JSA is impossible, an exact replica was built at the studio, which still stands.

Quotes:

Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil: Your shadow is over the line. Watch it!

Movie Connections:

References Vargtimmen (1968)

A truly inspiring movie that makes you ask "Why do we have wars?"

I must admit when i first saw the cover of this movie my initial thoughts were "oh man another pointless testosterone military driven movie", how wrong i was.

This is a wonderfully crafted masterpiece that evokes the strongest emotions in a person's heart. The movie is set in Korea and portrays how different people can set asides their differences and be able to see each other in the purest form, that we are the same, brothers and sisters.

I found myself on a roller coaster ride of emotions, laughing one minute, in with tears in another. All the actors and actress have done a superb job in this one. The most emotionally powerful scene was the last scene. Only a photograph but conveys so much meaning and emotions.

Definitely a must watch movie, no matter what nationality you are, you will be enchanted and inspired by this movie's magic, and understand a bit more about what it means to be a person.