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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   1,547 votes
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Director:
Woo-Suk Kang
Writer:
Hie-jae Kim (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 December 2003 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Action | Drama more
Awards:
7 wins more
User Comments:
Better to watch before "call of duty" more (13 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Sung-kee Ahn ... Commandant
Kyung-gu Sol ... Kang In-chan
Jun-ho Heo ... Sergeant Jo
Jae-yeong Jeong
Seong-jin Kang
Won-hui Lim
Shin-il Kang
Jeong-heon Lee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yu-mi Jeong
Kang-woo Kim
Won-hie Lim
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Additional Details

Runtime:
135 min
Country:
South Korea
Language:
Korean
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Cinema Service more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This movie is based on actual events. After North Korean commandos tried to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung Hee in 1972, 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 and allegedly were going to kill the prisoners to keep the whole thing a secret. The prisoners got wind of this and revolted. more
Goofs:
Continuity: 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. more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Better to watch before "call of duty", 21 October 2008
8/10
Author: (silversurfer_umit) from Turkey

Firstly I must say that nearly there is no woman in the movie. Thats make this movie more strict and harsh. As you know the story, this is a hard movie also. You must have nerves like steel to watch this movie without getting upset. I get some stress while watching the movie and after watching it. Because everybody shouting each other and beating each other realistically and periodically.

This is a good movie. A good story. You cannot guess the end of the movie that has a surprising ending. Most of the emotions in the movie is at the tops. Acting is very very good. Effects are also okey,not the best but very good for a foreign movie.

Finally I think,war movie lovers must see this movie.Others with strong nerves also will like this movie. Better to watch before "call of duty".

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