Northern Limit Line (2015)

The movies follows the incident known as the second battle of Yeonpyeong which happened in 2002.

Director:

Hak-sun Kim

Writers:

Soon-jo Choi (novel), Hak-sun Kim

Stars:

Mu-Yeol Kim, Jin Goo, Hyun-Woo Lee

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mu-Yeol Kim	...	Captain Yoon Young-ha
Jin Goo	...	Staff Sergeant Han Sang-kook
Hyun-Woo Lee	...	Medic Park Dong-hyeok
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chang-Hyeon Han	...	Squadron leader
Eui-soo Jang	...	Corporal Kim Myeon-soo
Ji-Hoon Kim	...	Jo Chun Hyung
Chung-Ah Lee	...	Captain Choi
Wan Lee	...	Major Lee Hee-wan

Storyline

Based on the true story that is known as the second battle of Yeonpyeong, this movie tells the story of some of the young soldiers who fought and died in the battle. The battle took place in the yellow sea on 29th of June in 2002, when two North-Korean vessels boarded the NLL - the Northern Limit Line - and fired at the South-Korean patrol boat named Chamsuri 357, killing six men and left 18 injured.

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Plot Keywords:

patrol boat | yellow sea | sea | navy | 2000s | 

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Taglines:

The forgotten battle

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Kim Hak-soon acquired the rights of the same-named novel by Choi Soon-jo in 2006 and planned to film the movie in 2007. But the families of the soldiers who had died in the battle had been against the movie, so Kim stopped the Project back then. But after the sinking of the war-ship Cheonan in 2010, the families made contact with Kim Hak-soon and asked him to do the movie.

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Goofs

ER doctors shocking a flat line cardiac condition (twice) and getting a heart beat reestablished (once). The shock is done to stop the heart beating in an irregular rhythm which then allows the intrinsic pacemaker to take over and produce a regular rhythm. In other words, shocking the heart produces a flat line which allows a regular rhythm to take over. Shocking a flat line is not done because there is no rhythm to reset; it only produces a continuing flat line. AEDs are programmed not to shock a flat line and it is not done manually either.

User Reviews

Second Battle of Yeonpyeong - Authentic and moving story and a great debut

Most people in the West probably haven't heard of the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong, a maritime incident of war that took place between North and South Korea in The Yellow Sea in 2002. The so called 'Northern Limit Line' is a maritime boundary that sets the national borders between the two countries and both North and South Korea have different ideas of exactly where is starts and ends. The North has a history of testing the south and making frequent incursions over the boundary with its navy, presumably to test the resolve and readiness of the The South Korean Navy. One such incident involved 2 North Korean Warships which were challenged by 2 South Korean Warships. Just as it looked like North Korea was retreating it opened fire and thus began the above named battle.

The film tells the story primarily from the perspective of the crew members of South Korean patrol boat PKM 357. It's Captain, Lt. Cmdr. Yoon Young-ha (A superb performance from Mu-Yeol Kim) and several of the other crew who bore the brunt of the fighting during the incident. The film establishes the background of many of these key characters including in some cases their relationships outside of work, their families, partners and so on. These crucial scenes create the very humanity of each character so you feel fully connected to them emotionally when the events unfold further on. The film also gives some considerable screen time towards outlining the complex nature of the rules of engagement that the South Korean Navy have to tread on a daily basis. The film also covers a number of mistakes made in the lead up to the incident, including the failure to detain a North Korean intelligence officer who was disguised as a fisherman and passed on information about South Korean ship movements. The film is all the more poignant when one see's the real footage of the memorials of those who died at the end of the movie. Reminding us very firmly that this is not fiction and war causes pain and misery for all concerned.

Clearly a passionate subject for the films first time feature director, Hak-sun Kim, the film was shot in 3D thanks to a grant from the SK Arts Council but Crowd Funding still had to be sought to ensure the films completion when other investors backed out. So its to the credit of everyone involved that not only was the film completed by that the film itself is such a tremendous achievement. Hak-sun Kim does an incredible job with the action scenes and the blend of the CGI effects work is effective and not distracting as can often be the case these days.

Obviously this is a film told from the South Korean perspective though from reading factual accounts available on the incident I find it hard to believe the film stretches to far from the truth. Incidents of this type between nations are far more common that we are led to believe and NLL underscores the tragedy that always follows such events. This is a gripping, extremely well made film and it comes with my strongest recommendation.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [South Korea] Rosetta Cinema [South Korea]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

17 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

N.L.L: Yeonpyeong Haejeon

Filming Locations:

Jinhae, South Korea

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$108,255, 19 July 2015

Gross USA:

$337,907

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$40,034,677

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rosetta Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1