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Silmido

  • 2003
  • 18
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4.7K
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Ahn Sung-ki, Huh Joon-ho, Sol Kyung-gu, and Jeong Jae-yeong in Silmido (2003)
Silmido(2003)
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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... Read allBased 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 th... Read allBased 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.

  • Director
    • Kang Woo-suk
  • Writer
    • Hie-jae Kim
  • Stars
    • Ahn Sung-ki
    • Sol Kyung-gu
    • Huh Joon-ho
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    4.7K
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    • Director
      • Kang Woo-suk
    • Writer
      • Hie-jae Kim
    • Stars
      • Ahn Sung-ki
      • Sol Kyung-gu
      • Huh Joon-ho
    • 20User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 6 nominations

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    Ahn Sung-ki
    Ahn Sung-ki
    • Commandant
    • (as Sung-kee Ahn)
    Sol Kyung-gu
    Sol Kyung-gu
    • Kang In-chan
    • (as Kyung-gu Sol)
    Huh Joon-ho
    Huh Joon-ho
    • Sergeant Jo
    • (as Jun-ho Heo)
    Jeong Jae-yeong
    Jeong Jae-yeong
      Kang Seong-jin
        Won-hui Lim
        Kang Shin-il
        Kang Shin-il
        Jeong-heon Lee
        Gi-seong Jeong
        Kim Kang-woo
        Kim Kang-woo
          Uhm Tae-woong
          Uhm Tae-woong
          • Won-Sang
          • (as Tae-woong Eom)
          Im Won-hee
          Im Won-hee
          Won Woong-jae
          • Sang-min
          • (as Woong-jae Won)
          Jeong Yu-mi
            Jung Yu-mi
            Jung Yu-mi
            • Director
              • Kang Woo-suk
            • Writer
              • Hie-jae Kim
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            • Trivia
              This movie is based on actual events. After North Korean commandos tried to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung Hee in 1968, the Southern Government set up a unit to kill North Korean President Kim Il Sung. The unit was made up of prisoners sentenced to death for various offenses. During their preparation, the South Koreans scrapped the idea; contrary to what is stated in the film, though, it is unknown what happened next, only that the unit eventually mutinied.
            • Goofs
              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.
            • Connections
              Referenced in Neon Naege Banhaesseo: Fly High (2011)

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            8/10
            Strong depiction of choices between bad and worse
            From the very beginning until the very end, in this totally "male" film (women are visible for about 5 minutes) we see people of different background making choices - often neither right nor wrong, but what is necessary at the moment. However, political and military choices are often different, the latter is usually linear, without so-called second thoughts. Even if the mission is questionable, "politically incorrect". On the other hand, Korea could have been united if the Unit 684 succeeded...

            Anyway, the film is evenly strong, based on true events, characters are elaborated and their developments and deeds are logical and reasoned. The cast is interesting as well, even those depicting protagonists can easily merge into team-play and joint decisions, not being stubbornly single heroes as we often see in e.g. US or Soviet war films.

            Silmido is undoubtedly for you if you like powerful military dramas.
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            • Apr 25, 2013

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            • Release date
              • December 24, 2003 (South Korea)
            • Country of origin
              • South Korea
            • Official site
              • official site (South Korea)
            • Language
              • Korean
            • Also known as
              • 684 - Eine Einheit kämpft um ihr Leben
            • Filming locations
              • Malta
            • Production companies
              • CJ Entertainment
              • Cinema Service
              • Hanmac Films
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            • Budget
              • $8,000,000 (estimated)
            • Gross US & Canada
              • $298,347
            • Gross worldwide
              • $4,855,181
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            • Runtime
              2 hours 15 minutes
            • Color
              • Color
            • Sound mix
              • Dolby Digital
            • Aspect ratio
              • 2.35 : 1

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