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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

Release Date:

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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 film became the first movie to sell over ten million tickets nationwide in South Korea. 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 »