A drama about the fate of brothers forced to fight in the Korean War.
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Je-kyu Kang (as Je-gyu Kang)
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In 1950, in South Korea, shoe-shiner Jin-tae Lee and his 18-year-old old student brother, Jin-seok Lee, form a poor but happy family with their mother, Jin-tae's fiancé Young-shin Kim, and her young sisters. Jin-tae and his mother are tough workers, who sacrifice themselves to send Jin-seok to the university. When North Korea invades the South, the family escapes to a relative's house in the country, but along their journey, Jin-seok is forced to join the army to fight in the front, and Jin-tae enlists too to protect his young brother. The commander promises Jin-tae that if he gets a medal he would release his brother, and Jin-tae becomes the braver soldier in the company. Along the bloody war between brothers, the relationship of Jin-seok with his older brother deteriorates leading to a dramatic and tragic end. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Rated R for strong graphic sequences of war violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
South KoreaLanguage:
KoreanRelease Date:
24 September 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,800,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$462,458 (Japan) (2 July 2004)Gross:
$1,110,186 (USA) (10 December 2004)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Written by Kim Song Kyu and Park Yeong Ho
Sung by Park Hyang Rim.
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To recreate the battle at Doo-Mil-Ryung, the scene required 15,000 bullets, 3,000 extras and 500 stunt experts. Instead of rifles being fired, fist fights were the main focus of the scene and all of the cast were specially trained. The shoot lasted three weeks with about 50 minor accidents a day on average, but the scene was finally wrapped without any major accidents. See more »Goofs
In the final battle, a man is firing a .50 calibre machine gun mounted upon the roof of a tank, but the ammunition belt does not move into the gun at all. See more »Quotes
Jin-seok: I wish this was all just a dream. I want to wake up in my bed, and over breakfast, I'd tell you that I had a strange dream. Then I would go to school, and you and mom would go to work.See more »
Soundtracks
Oppaneun punggakjaengiWritten by Kim Song Kyu and Park Yeong Ho
Sung by Park Hyang Rim.
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I have watched Taegukgi for the first time just yesterday, so my impressions of the movie are still fresh. I have not known much about the Korean War that took place at the beginning of the 1950's, but that was a history lesson I will not easily forget. Taegukgi is really the best (anti-)war movie I have ever seen. And believe me, I have seen a lot. But no movie ever before has impressed me so much. In most Hollywood productions there is only one perspective, the winners view. Many directors tried to make a movie that shows both sides of the conflict, but all of them failed. Until now: Taegugki is showing the situation mostly from the south korean view too, but it is the first movie which shows also the "other side". I was very surprised, that the director showed also the crime that his own government committed to their own people at this time. That movie is the first war movie that is not glorifying war - it's horrifying, terrifying, scary - like in reality.