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Title: Battle Ground 625 (2005)
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| Jae-yeong Jeong | ... | Chief Comrade Lee Su-Hwa | |
| Shin Ha-kyun | ... | 2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-Chul | |
| Kang Hye-jeong | ... | Yeo-il | |
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Ha-ryong Lim | ... | Jang Young-hee (North) |
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Jae-kyeong Seo | ... | Army Medic Mun Sang-sang (South) |
| Deok-Hwan Ryu | ... | Seo Taek-ki (North) | |
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Steve Taschler | ... | Smith |
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Jae-Jin Jung | ... | Mayor |
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Young-yi Lee | ||
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Nam-Hee Park | ||
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Deok-hyeon Jo | ... | Teacher Kim (as Duk-hyun Cho) |
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Seung-mok Yoo | ... | Soo |
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Won-cheol Shim | ||
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| David Anselmo | ... | Special Forces Commander (as David Joseph Anselmo) | |
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Michael Arnold | ... | Attack Pilot Last Scene |
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Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war.
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killing an animal | slow motion scene | butterfly | wild boar | swarm of bees |Parents Guide:
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Smith: What?
Teacher Kim: How are you?
Smith: How do you think I am, huh? I mean, how do you think I am? Look at me, huh? I mean, look at me! I'm tied up with sticks here. You know, I feel like shit! Like shit!
Village Chief: [in Korean] Not going well?
Teacher Kim: It's strange. You can see, like it says here, sir.
Village Chief: I can't read that.
Teacher Kim: Yes, sir. Well, if I say
[in English]
Teacher Kim: 'How are you?', he should say
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The film was released in the United Kingdom under the alternate title Battle Ground 625. See more »Quotes
Teacher Kim: [in English] How are you?Smith: What?
Teacher Kim: How are you?
Smith: How do you think I am, huh? I mean, how do you think I am? Look at me, huh? I mean, look at me! I'm tied up with sticks here. You know, I feel like shit! Like shit!
Village Chief: [in Korean] Not going well?
Teacher Kim: It's strange. You can see, like it says here, sir.
Village Chief: I can't read that.
Teacher Kim: Yes, sir. Well, if I say
[in English]
Teacher Kim: 'How are you?', he should say
[...]
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Country:
South KoreaRelease Date:
4 August 2005 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
Welcome to Dongmakgol See more »Edit
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$32,065,527Company Credits
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"Welcome to Dongmakgol" is a quirky and fantasy like tale about a bunch of soldiers who happen on a remote village during Korean war. A village where nobody knows anything about the war and nobody has even seen a gun. The basic premise is a little ridiculous and over the top. But if you are willing to believe it, then the movie is very rewarding.
It has some excellent cinematography. A few scenes are exaggerated but that is for the comic effect. The village and the villagers maybe silly but other characters are still believable which is necessary for the film to maintain its grip on reality.
Many reviewers have complained about the politics of the film. But the movie is not about politics. Just like that village it exists in its own world and is not aware of the reasons of war. It just know instinctively that violence is bad.