A drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between north and south.
Director:
Hun JangWriter:
Sang-yeon Park
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| Ha-kyun Shin | ... | Kang Eun-pyo | |
| Soo Go | ... | Kim Soo-hyeok | |
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Seung-su Ryu | ... | Oh Gi-yeong |
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Chang-Seok Ko | ... | Yang Hyo-sam |
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Je-hoon Lee | ... | Shin Il-Young |
| Jin-Woong Cho | ... | (as Jin-woong Jo) | |
| In-gi Jeong | ... | Lee Sang-eok | |
| Seung-ryong Ryu | ... | Hyeon Jeong-yoon (as Ryu Seung-Ryong) | |
| Ok-bin Kim | ... | Cha Tae-kyeong | |
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Yeong-seo Park | ... | Hwang Seon-cheol |
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Seo Joon-Yeol | ... | Tobacco soldier |
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Seung-min Woo | ||
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Min Choi | ... | Antiaircraft Army officer |
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Jo Min-ho | ... | 2P radio soldier |
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Rok-kyeong Kim | ... | Supplemental soldier |
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Towards the end of the Korean War an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills fierce fighting continues. A race to capture a strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. A bullet is then found in the body of dead company commander of the South Korean army. The bullet that killed the company commander belongs to the South Korean army. Lieutenant of the Defense Security Command Kang Eun-Pyo is ordered to go out into the Eastern front line and investigate the murder. When Kang Eun-Pyo arrives in the Aerok Hills he is surprised to find his old friend Kim Soo-Hyeok commanding troops in the Aerok Hills. Kang Eun-Pyo believed Kim Soo-Hyeok was dead. In their younger years, Kim Soo-Hyeok was a meek student, but he eventually became the leader of Aerok company as a lieutenant. The situation in the Aerok company raises many flags in the eyes of Kang Eun-Pyo. Soldiers wear North Korean uniforms inside due to the ... Written by Stanislav S, Sochi, Russia
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Country:
South KoreaRelease Date:
20 July 2011 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$7,188, 20 January 2012, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$11,018, 20 January 2012Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$20,629,645, 31 December 2011Company Credits
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THE FRONT LINE is a typical addition to the recent wave of South Korean war movies that strive to explore new avenues on a very famous theatre of war. The last two I saw were WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL and 71 INTO THE FIRE; the former was a politically intriguing exploration of the nature of conflict itself, while the latter was a flag-waving crowd-pleaser.
THE FRONT LINE falls somewhere between the two, refusing to demonise opponents while at the same time providing plenty of gritty war action. The earth-flying battle sequences are by far the highlight of this film as the screen is transformed into a nightmarish and barren landscape of blown-up hillsides, dingy trenches and muddy holes in the ground. This is real warfare, post-SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, throwing you into the thick of realistic action and making you feel like you're fighting at the side of the protagonists.
It's a pleasure to report that the non-battle storyline is every bit as watchable as the scenes taking place on the battlefield. As in the earlier BROTHERHOOD, much of the plot revolves around the developing relationship between two characters whom the war transforms in different ways: one becomes battle-weary and resigned, the other slightly unhinged and with a real killer instinct. It's a poignant, carefully-drawn relationship and one that sustains the running time admirably. Okay, so some of the sub-plots openly copy those of earlier movies (the whole sniper thing in particular) but that doesn't detract from what is a very good recent war movie.