Joint Security Area (2000)
1h 48m | PG-13
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
Director: Park Chan-wook
Studio: CJ Entertainment
Genre: War, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Video: 720p
Cast
Lee Young-ae
as Maj. Sophie E. Jean
Lee Byung-hun
as Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk
Song Kang-ho
as Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil
Kim Tae-woo
as Pvt. Nam Sung-shik
Shin Ha-kyun
as Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
Herbert Ulrich
as Capt. Persson
Reviews
A gripping tale about an unlikely ally in a personal, inner war. A conflict and history that is much too complex for a feature film, but this makes a good attempt.