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Silmido (2003)

135 min  -  Action | Drama   -  24 December 2003 (South Korea)
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Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il-Sung... See full summary »

Director:

Woo-Suk Kang

Writer:

Hie-jae Kim

Stars:

Sung-kee Ahn, Kyung-gu Sol and Jun-ho Heo
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Cast

Credited cast:
Sung-kee Ahn Sung-kee Ahn ...
Commandant
Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu Sol ...
Kang In-chan
Jun-ho Heo Jun-ho Heo ...
Sergeant Jo
Jae-yeong Jeong Jae-yeong Jeong
Seong-jin Kang Seong-jin Kang
Won-hui Lim Won-hui Lim
Shin-il Kang Shin-il Kang
Jeong-heon Lee Jeong-heon Lee
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gi-seong Jeong Gi-seong Jeong
Yu-mi Jeong Yu-mi Jeong
Yu-mi Jeong Yu-mi Jeong
Kang-woo Kim Kang-woo Kim
Won-hie Lim Won-hie Lim
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Storyline

Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il-Sung. 31 criminals and death row inmates are recruited into secret training on the island of Silmi; for two years they are subjected to maximum mental and physical abuse before the mission is cancelled and the unit terminated. Written by kwedgwood@hotmail.com  

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Rape | Based On True Story | Based On Book | Title Spoken By Character

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Action | Drama

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Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

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Also Known As:

684 - Unidade de Combate See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

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Cinema Service, Hanmac Films See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

This movie is based on actual events. After North Korean commandos tried to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung Hee in 1968, the Southern Government set up a unit to kill North Korean President Kim Il Sung. The unit was made up of prisoners sentenced to death for various offenses. During their preparation, the South Koreans scrapped the idea and allegedly were going to kill the prisoners to keep the whole thing a secret. The prisoners got wind of this and revolted. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: At the end of the film, the photo of the soldier's mother misses a piece in the upper right corner. A few moments later we see the photo again, but this time it misses a piece in the lower left corner. See more »