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| Dong-Gun Jang | ... | Jin-tae Lee | |
| Won Bin | ... | Jin-seok Lee | |
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Eun-ju Lee | ... | Young-shin Kim |
| Hyeong-jin Kong | ... | Yong-man | |
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Yeong-ran Lee | ... | Mother Lee |
| Kil-kang Ahn | ... | Sergeant Huh (as Kil-Kang Ahn) | |
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Jin Jung | ... | Sergeant Lim |
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Jae-hyeong Jeon | ... | Yong-seok |
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Min-ho Jang | ... | Old Jin-seok Lee |
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Yun-hie Jo | ... | Jin-seok Lee's grandaughter |
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Won-hee Cho | ||
| Min-sik Choi | ... | North Korean Captain | |
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Do-Hee Go | ... | Young-Guk Kim |
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Taek-ha Hwang | ... | Platoon Soldier #2 |
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Dae-Hoon Jeong | ||
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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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korean war | frontline | firearm | south korean soldier | steel helmet |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
South KoreaLanguage:
KoreanRelease Date:
24 September 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$12,800,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$363,439, 5 September 2004, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,111,061Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$76,287,982Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Jin-seok: Give it to me... when I see you again.
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Written by Kim Song Kyu and Park Yeong Ho
Sung by Park Hyang Rim.
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One of four South Korean movies screened at the 2006 International Fajr Film Festival in Iran. See more »Goofs
A massive assault force of hundreds of South Korean soldiers, well-supported by aircraft, artillery and armor, is easily defeated by a numerically inferior North Korean force without any support of its own. See more »Quotes
Jin-tae: [pulls out Jin-seok's pen that he lost] I found this in the fire. I've been holding onto this for you.Jin-seok: Give it to me... when I see you again.
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Also released in a directors cut running 148min.8min longer than the US and original version See more »Soundtracks
Oppaneun punggakjaengiWritten by Kim Song Kyu and Park Yeong Ho
Sung by Park Hyang Rim.
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That's what this movie is. Pure hell. If you're that person that screamed in agony when Shakespeare IN LOVE beat SAVING PRIVATE RYAN find this movie and realize just how much better TAE GUK GI: BROTHERHOOD OF WAR is than just about every war film ever made. A story of two brothers during the Korean War. The movie is spectacle larger than any film made this year, but as intimate as a tale of brothers could ever be. I grew up with Sam Fuller, Peckinpah, Spielberg and the war films of Hollywood. This thing it's just amazing. I went to see it on "Can Day" here in Austin where you donate 3 cans of food to the homeless and see any movie you want. I saw 4 films that day, this was the 3rd and it just completely blew me away. I instantly got the Korean Box Set and have seen it many times since Unfortunately the day I saw it in the theater was the last day it was showing in Austin. A BRILLIANT FILM. The film will just shake you to the core. The South Koreans are making brutally brilliant films. Amazing. Should be re-released with a major advertising campaign. The trailers you could cut of this thing my god. Stunning film and my pick for the best film of 2004 ! Check the site - http://aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19054