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7.8/10 • 748

2000-09-09 • 1h 48m

WarDramaThrillerMysteryAction

Eight shots! The truth is there.

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.

Directors
Park Chan-wook
Editors
Kim Sang-bum

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Lee Young-ae

    Lee Young-ae

    Maj. Sophie E. Jean

  2. Lee Byung-hun

    Lee Byung-hun

    Sgt. Lee Soo-hyuk

  3. Song Kang-ho

    Song Kang-ho

    Sgt. Oh Kyeong-pil

  4. Kim Tae-woo

    Kim Tae-woo

    Pvt. Nam Sung-shik

  5. Shin Ha-kyun

    Shin Ha-kyun

    Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin

  6. Herbert Ulrich

    Herbert Ulrich

    Capt. Persson

  7. Christoph Hofrichter

    Christoph Hofrichter

    Maj. Gen. Bruno Botta

  8. Lee Han-wi

    Lee Han-wi

    Major Kang

  9. Koh In-bae

    Koh In-bae

    Ri Sun-hye

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Apr 21, 2021

8/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Budget
$12,500,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
borderkorean war (1950-53)soldierunited nationsdmzkorean armyinter-korean relations