When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
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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:
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War See more »Edit
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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Written by Kim Song Kyu and Park Yeong Ho
Sung by Park Hyang Rim.
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Trivia
The South Korean briefing in 1951 just before one of the characters escapes to North Korean lines mentions an attack on Hills 931 and 851. This is a reference to the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, which occurred in September and October 1951. See more »Goofs
Near the end, when Jin-Seok spots Jin-Tae fighting as a North Korean, Jin-Tae is clearly seen with a helmet on but when Jin-Tae and Jin-Seok are fighting, Jin-Tae is wearing a military cap. See more »Quotes
Jin-tae: [tears up the last will that Jin-seok was writing] Wills are for dying people. You've got to be strong.See more »
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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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It started out like so many other movies, a short clip of the present and then a long flashback. And then it blew me away with its depiction of war and all of its complexities. The changes in the attitudes of the two brothers as the Korean War progresses helps us understand that war is not merely about good and evil. The most well intentioned soldier or commander can go astray. The Korean War turned brother against brother based on little more than time and place, conviction, or happenstance.
Take Guk Gi is the best antiwar movie that I have seen since Johnny Got His Gun.
It reminded me of the beginning of Saving Private Ryan, which I thought captured some of the reality of war while avoiding the pitfalls that Saving Private Ryan fell.
If the DC crowd watched the Battle of Algiers but missed the message, All Americans should see Tae Guk Gi to better understand the horror and tragedy of war.