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The Front Line

Original title: Go-ji-jeon
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6.8K
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The Front Line (2011)
A drama centered on the Korean WarÂ’s final battle that will determine the border between north and south.
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A drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between north and south.A drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between north and south.A drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between north and south.

  • Director
    • Hun Jang
  • Writer
    • Sang-yeon Park
  • Stars
    • Shin Ha-kyun
    • Go Soo
    • Seung-su Ryu
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    6.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hun Jang
    • Writer
      • Sang-yeon Park
    • Stars
      • Shin Ha-kyun
      • Go Soo
      • Seung-su Ryu
    • 26User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 23 nominations

    Videos1

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    Trailer 1:56
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    Photos10

    Go Soo in The Front Line (2011)
    The Front Line (2011)
    Chang-Seok Ko in The Front Line (2011)
    Kim Ok-bin in The Front Line (2011)
    Go Soo in The Front Line (2011)
    Shin Ha-kyun and Go Soo in The Front Line (2011)
    The Front Line (2011)
    Shin Ha-kyun in The Front Line (2011)
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    Shin Ha-kyun
    Shin Ha-kyun
    • Kang Eun-pyo
    Go Soo
    Go Soo
    • Kim Soo-hyeok
    Seung-su Ryu
    Seung-su Ryu
    • Oh Gi-yeong
    Chang-Seok Ko
    Chang-Seok Ko
    • Yang Hyo-sam
    Lee Jehoon
    Lee Jehoon
    • Shin Il-Young
    • (as Je-hoon Lee)
    Cho Jin-woong
    Cho Jin-woong
    • Yoo Jae-ho
    • (as Jin-woong Jo)
    In-gi Jeong
    In-gi Jeong
    • Lee Sang-eok
    Seung-ryong Ryu
    Seung-ryong Ryu
    • Hyeon Jeong-yoon
    • (as Ryu Seung-Ryong)
    Kim Ok-bin
    Kim Ok-bin
    • Cha Tae-kyeong
    Yeong-seo Park
    • Hwang Seon-cheol
    Seo Joon-Yeol
    • Tobacco soldier
    Seung-min Woo
    Min Choi
    Min Choi
    • Antiaircraft Army officer
    Jo Min-ho
    • 2P radio soldier
    Rok-kyeong Kim
    • Supplemental soldier
    Han Seong-Yong
    • Squad Leader
    Jang In-ho
    Su-ho Ha
    • 3rd Platoon
    • Director
      • Hun Jang
    • Writer
      • Sang-yeon Park
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      South Korea's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards 2012.
    • Goofs
      During the final battle, U.S. Air Force F-51 Mustang fighter-bombers are supposedly bombing the North Korean position. But although many explosions can be seen as the planes are flying over the position, we see no bombs dropping from them. Indeed, they do not even appear to carry any external munitions.

    User reviews26

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    9/10
    One of, if not the best war movie I have ever seen. Emotionally powerful & great battle scenes. A must see for sure. I say A.
    "He said our enemy wasn't commies, but the war itself." Toward the end of Korean War Lieutenant Kang Eun-Pyo is sent to investigate a murder on the front lines. He reaches the area called Aerok Hill where the fighting is most intense. Soon after the truth is reveled a cease fire is signed and the two sides rejoice. But the war is far from over. This war movie interested me more then most of the recent ones. The main reason is that my grandfather served in the Korean War and there hasn't been a lot of movies made about that war. I was interested to see the stuff he refused to tell me about. After watching this I can see why. The movie is a Korean movie so the entire movie deals with a platoon of South Korean soldiers and their struggles. I have said before that for better or worse every war movie since it's release is compared to "Saving Private Ryan", and I never thought a movie could top that one. This is as close as I've seen and in some ways may be better. This is far and away better then "Letters From Iwo Jima" but like both of those movies you are so involved with the characters it is no longer a movie of nameless faces dying but people you feel a connection with. This movie makes you feel all kinds of emotions but the last half hour will make you feel things you never knew you could. Another example of how much power a movie has when it's done right. I highly recommend this movie. Overall, one of, if not the best war movie I have ever seen. I give it an A.
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    • Mar 28, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 20, 2011 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mặt Trận
    • Filming locations
      • South Korea
    • Production companies
      • TPS Company
      • A-Po Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,018
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,188
      • Jan 22, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,629,645
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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