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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

Original title: Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo
  • 2004
  • R
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
40K
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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Je-kyu Kang
  • Writers
    • Je-kyu Kang
    • Sang-don Kim
    • Han Ji-hoon
  • Stars
    • Jang Dong-Gun
    • Won Bin
    • Eun-ju Lee
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    40K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Je-kyu Kang
    • Writers
      • Je-kyu Kang
      • Sang-don Kim
      • Han Ji-hoon
    • Stars
      • Jang Dong-Gun
      • Won Bin
      • Eun-ju Lee
    • 248User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 13 nominations

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    Jang Dong-Gun, Eun-ju Lee, and Won Bin in Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
    Jang Dong-Gun and Won Bin in Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
    Jang Dong-Gun in Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
    Jang Dong-Gun and Won Bin in Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
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    Jang Dong-Gun
    Jang Dong-Gun
    • Jin-tae Lee
    Won Bin
    Won Bin
    • Jin-seok Lee
    Eun-ju Lee
    • Young-shin Kim
    Hyeong-jin Kong
    Hyeong-jin Kong
    • Yong-man
    Yeong-ran Lee
    • Mother Lee
    Ahn Kil-kang
    Ahn Kil-kang
    • Sergeant Huh
    • (as Kil-Kang Ahn)
    Jin Jung
    • Sergeant Lim
    Jae-hyeong Jeon
    • Yong-seok
    Min-ho Jang
    • Old Jin-seok Lee
    Yun-hie Jo
    Yun-hie Jo
    • Jin-seok Lee's grandaughter
    Jang-Su Bae
    • Noodles guest
    Kim Bo-kyung
      Won-hee Cho
      Do-Hee Go
      • Young-Guk Kim
      Taek-ha Hwang
      • Platoon Soldier #2
      Dae-Hoon Jeong
      Doo-hong Jung
      Kyung-Hwan Kim
      • Young-Min Kim
      • Director
        • Je-kyu Kang
      • Writers
        • Je-kyu Kang
        • Sang-don Kim(screenplay)
        • Han Ji-hoon(screenplay)
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        To recreate the battle at Doo-Mil-Ryung, the scene required 15,000 bullets, 3,000 extras and 500 stunt experts. Instead of rifles being fired, fist fights were the main focus of the scene and all of the cast were specially trained. The shoot lasted three weeks with about 50 minor accidents a day on average, but the scene was finally wrapped without any major accidents.
      • Goofs
        In the scene where North Korean soldiers ambush Jin Tae and several other South Korean soldiers while they're laying mines, one of the South Koreans steps on a mine and it blows his leg off. However, the M15 Anti-tank mine, which was the mine they were using, requires a force of 350 to 750 lbs to detonate.
      • Quotes

        Jin-seok: I wish this was all just a dream. I want to wake up in my bed, and over breakfast, I'd tell you that I had a strange dream. Then I would go to school, and you and mom would go to work.

      • Alternate versions
        Also released in a director's cut running 148min, 8min longer than the US and original version.
      • Connections
        References Saving Private Ryan (1998)
      • Soundtracks
        Oppaneun punggakjaengi
        Written by Kim Song Kyu and Park Yeong Ho

        Sung by Park Hyang Rim.

      User reviews248

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      Featured review
      8/10
      Damning indictment of the cost of war
      When North Korea invades the South, two brothers are forcibly drafted into the army. The older of the two, hoping to win a medal and ticket home for his younger brother, begins going on every suicide mission offered. This, however, puts a strain on his relationship with his brother and those in the platoon. Worse the course of the war has several nasty turns waiting for them...

      I'm of two minds about this film. Despite the fact this is a graphic example of both the physical and psychic effects of war, the narrative is more than a bit disjointed. The film is loosely connected snapshots of the course of the war, beginning right before the invasion, then several weeks later before jumping about a month at a time to certain key events. I'm sure that had I better grasp of the history of the war I would have understood the events better. I felt lost and wished there had been more explanation. The lack of a narrative that follows all the way from start to finish hurts the film since we're moved a bit too much from place to place and situation to situation

      But the course of the war is not the purpose of the film, rather its the relationship between two brothers. How war changes them and everything in and around them except the love they have for each other. Its a bit hokey but its dead on, just ask anyone who's ever loved their sibling unquestioningly. You understand how one brother would spend 50 years trying to find the other.

      And then there are the battle scenes which are wonderful and frightening and seem to be the total chaos that war really is. People die horribly and the experience is far from fun.

      Is the movie worth seeing?

      Yes. Its not perfect but its a kick in the pants.

      8 out of 10.
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      • dbborroughs
      • Dec 4, 2004

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • September 24, 2004 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • South Korea
      • Language
        • Korean
      • Also known as
        • Cờ Thái Cực Giương Cao
      • Filming locations
        • A-San City, South Korea(Jin-tea's home)
      • Production companies
        • Kang Je-Kyu Film Co. Ltd.
        • KD Media
        • KTB Network
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • $12,800,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $1,111,061
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $260,135
        • Sep 5, 2004
      • Gross worldwide
        • $76,287,982
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 20 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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