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Director:
Han-min Kim
Stars:
Min-sik Choi,
Seung-ryong Ryu,
Jin-Woong Cho
North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijacks a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P.--South Korea's secret intelligence service--attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.Written by
Curtis G
Swiri was the first Hollywood-style big-budget blockbuster to be produced in the "new" Korean film industry. This was due to South Korea's major economic boom that occurred in late 90's. See more »
Goofs
The CTX convoy is shown driving to the right, including throughout the tunnel just before the ambush, but then it suddenly switches to the left side of the stripe when stopping at the checkpoint. See more »
Alternate Versions
For non-Korean versions, a text narrative is added at the beginning of the film, explaining the political climate between the two Koreas. See more »
It's a cool movie . From the beginning until the end the action is unstoppable .
The flick talks upon a counter-terrorism outfit that has to fight against a murderous terrorist group who creates terror by means of an explosive liquid with the aim to blow up a soccer stadium and getting the unification Korea .
The movie has a John Woo style , there are amount of shoot-outs, frenetic action and running men while they are shooting .
The film blends action-packed , rip-roaring , a love story , betrayal , drama , violence and is quite entertaining .
The movie will appeal to action lovers and Hong Kong films buffs , it's very spectacular , it's an exciting film for adrenaline lovers .
Rating : 7/10 , good .
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It's a cool movie . From the beginning until the end the action is unstoppable .
The flick talks upon a counter-terrorism outfit that has to fight against a murderous terrorist group who creates terror by means of an explosive liquid with the aim to blow up a soccer stadium and getting the unification Korea .
The movie has a John Woo style , there are amount of shoot-outs, frenetic action and running men while they are shooting .
The film blends action-packed , rip-roaring , a love story , betrayal , drama , violence and is quite entertaining .
The movie will appeal to action lovers and Hong Kong films buffs , it's very spectacular , it's an exciting film for adrenaline lovers .
Rating : 7/10 , good .