J.S.A. - Joint Security Area
Summary:
Riding the trend of Korean action blockbusters after the phenomenally popular Swiri, Park Chan Wook directs this murder mystery thriller about death on the DMZ. The film opens with a shooting along the heavy militarized border between North and South Korea, which leaves a North Korean soldier (Shin Ha- Kyun) dead and a South Korean soldier injured. Hoping to reduce the pot... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Song Kang-ho - (Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil)
Lee Byung-hun - (Lee Soo Hyeok)
Lee Yeong-ae - (Sophie Jean)
Shin Ha-kyun
Kim Tae-woo
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Review:
Sometimes referred to as Korea's answer to Apocalypse Now, Park Chan-wook's Joint Security Area is a murder mystery/war movie hybrid that ultimately transcends both genres to become a powerful anti-war statement. The narrative jumps back and forth in time, depicting events -- true and false -- told to investigator Sophie Jean (Li Yeong-A... Continue >>
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