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Writer:
Hie-jae Kim (writer)
Release Date:
24 December 2003 (South Korea) more
Awards:
7 wins more
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Riveting account of Korean govt doublecross more (13 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Sung-kee Ahn | ... | Commandant |
| Kyung-gu Sol | ... | Kang In-chan |
| Jun-ho Heo | ... | Sergeant Jo |
| Jae-yeong Jeong | ||
| Seong-jin Kang | ||
| Won-hui Lim | ||
| Shin-il Kang | ||
| Jeong-heon Lee | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Yu-mi Jeong | ||
| Kang-woo Kim | ||
| Won-hie Lim | ||
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135 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:MA
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This movie is based on actual events. After North Korean commandos tried to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung Hee in 1972, 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. more
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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. more
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Korean film is blossoming, from the action thriller "Shiri" to the delightful romantic "My Sassy Girl." "Silmido" takes this ability to make excellent films in a political direction. "Silmido" is to South Korea as Costa-Gavras' "Z" was to Greece: truth-telling about terrible government misdeeds. Unlike "Z," however, "Silmido" is not only shown at home, but is hugely successful, demonstrating the increasing strength of Korean democracy. One hopes that films like "Silmido" are a sign of increasing openness, and better times ahead for the Korean people.
As was the case with "Z," the excellence of the film guarantees an international audience for the story, and the widespread attention may well lead to additional revelations. Although the details of the government plot are sordid, the film romanticizes the actions of death-row convicts, and one suspects that the filmmakers took some liberties in portraying some of their noble and comradely behavior. Nevertheless, an first-rate movie and highly recommended.